Wednesday 17/8

Woke up, had brekkie, booked ferry for Friday.  Having seen today's ferries effectively cancelled due to the freak snowy weather.  Drove several hours, hippy cafe with telescope.  Went to farewell spit.  Massive bird sanctuary and a starting point of annual migration. Jim and I went for a walk - lots of lambs.  Amazing empty beach, saw one vehicle -carrying a dead bore.  Dad got a room at a lodge at Kaiteriteri while Jim and I stayed in the van.  More space!  Cooked a stir fry.  Nice to be in a real building!