Ulva Island

 Woke to intermittent rain, flat calm waters in Glory Cove but gale force winds in Fouveaux Straits,  pockets of sunshine peeking through, beautiful melody of bird song, Callum looking pretty shaken over the big shark he hooked!




A very tranquil night, nicely tucked away from those nasty winds outside the harbour







Heading for Ulva Island, predator free, to hopefully spot a kiwi.



Huge rimu and totara, a beautiful example of indigenous bush complimented by a chorus of birdsong

South Island Robin, Kaka, TomTit, Rifleman, Southern Brown Kiwi, Weka, Saddleback, YellowHead, Tui, Kereru









10 minutes after landing on the island ... what did we see?

Unbelievable ...  a brown kiwi foraging in the daylight taking not the slightest bit of interest in us









Moody skies and crystal clear waters








Weka on the beachfront with no fear whatsoever







Blue cod for dinner. Cam and Callum leaving us at first light to fly back to Christchurch.

No pressure Commodore - but we love fresh fish on the menu!










Our last night with Georgie and Guy. Very competitive Bartley Bananagram playing!!

















Comments

  1. Lucky17 April 2021 at 07:23

    Wow!!! Who couldn’t get used to having lovely fresh fish like that on the menu?! It looks absolutely gorgeous. Good work team x

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  2. Linda, Karen17 April 2021 at 08:00

    Wow. A kiwi, a week. How amazing. It looks and sounds amazing.

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  3. Linda, Karen17 April 2021 at 08:02

    Auto correct lol. Your week looks good as well as the weka 😂

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  4. Suzanne17 April 2021 at 17:36

    Hi there Well it has taken me awhile but hopefully able to message you now Hi Jean loving reading and seeing all your posts Wow what an awesome time, so much fun, great adventures, and lots of good food and wine You all won’t want to come home,
    I will look forward to catching up and hearing all about your adventures. We had a book club catch up at 2 Mile Bay Sailing Centre, pouring with rain and their roof leaks!! But still a lovely Monday night, Safe travels and looking forward to your next post

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  5. Suzanne17 April 2021 at 17:38

    Hi there Well it has taken me awhile but hopefully able to message you now Hi Jean loving reading and seeing all your posts Wow what an awesome time, so much fun, great adventures, and lots of good food and wine You all won’t want to come home,
    I will look forward to catching up and hearing all about your adventures. We had a book club catch up at 2 Mile Bay Sailing Centre, pouring with rain and their roof leaks!! But still a lovely Monday night, Safe travels and looking forward to your next post

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  6. onewelshkiwi19 April 2021 at 05:42

    Oh wow! I can't believe the birds you've spotted; your trip is absolutely amazing!

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