Dunedin to Gore

Our first stop on our way to Gore from Dunedin was 

to visit Nugget Point a beautiful lighthouse on the 

southeast coast of New Zealand

The map below shows the trek from the 

carpark to the lighthouse, about 1/2 mile

Here you can see the trail to the lighthouse

Quite a nice setting

Here with are with Elder & Sister Chesley who are serving in Gore

Of course there were seals at the base of the mountain

The birds below are two Spoonbills nesting...see the large black bills



Our next stop driving from Dunedin to Gore 
was at Purakaunui Falls.

We'd seen this young lady by herself at Nugget Point
and then there she was  at the falls.
We asked her to join in the picture.

A brief stop at Florance Hill Lookout - quite a beautiful setting!

We could make out this surfer way down in the waves

On to McLean Falls 

This was about a 20 minute tramp into 

the falls but well worth the trip.

After McLean Falls we drove back

 to the coast for a visit to Porpoise Bay.  

A real treat was in store for us here.

Here's a view of the Bay

There are always fishermen/women on the rocks

We didn't count on seeing any penguins but sure enough, 
in the rocks below we spotted 3 or 4 of them 

We then found ourselves on the way to Gore where

we would stay with Elder & Sister Chesley for the

night and strike off for Oamaru the next morning.

There was lots to see in Gore as shown below:

The towns of Gore and Clinton amuse the average tourist

These sheep posed a slight problem but only momentary

Gore is known as the fly fishing capital of the world.

The river below is packed with brown trout.

Gore is New Zealand's Country Music Capital