Relaxing D’Urville Island Wilderness resort
Started our day with a swim around the buoy in the bay - Joanne left me in her wake but we are making it a daily routine for the next fortnight where I am sure I will get better! After breakfast we went exploring ashore and met the proprietor of the resort and his Skipper. He shared local knowledge of the walks we could take so we naturally chose to do them all. The views were rewarding to say the very least and we found ourselves creating our own way back via a steep embankment until we decided it might be too ambitious for our preparedness for steep descents. The photo shows the view from the half way point. We had a fantail follow us all the way up and down and we saw recent deer signs everywhere. Once we came out in the valley below we came across the resorts’ hen house with their hens and a couple of healthy looking Weka wandering around the area. Jo checked the nesting boxes and yes there were fresh eggs waiting for collection. On returning to the resort we decided to reward ourselves with a lovely Marlborough Pinot Noir and chatted with a group of visitors and a large group of women kayakers who just cruised in unannounced to stay in the camping site.
We returned to the boat to have dinner and relax for the evening.