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| Our freedom spot at Monkey Island |
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| Beach view of Monkey Island (Humpridge Range on the horizon) |
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| The road to Cosy Nook |
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| Cosy Nook - a little collection of 'cribs'... |
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| ... and boats |
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| The road through Cosy Nook |
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| Riverton |
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| Riverton waterfront |
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| Riverton church |
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| Surfing statue at Colac Bay |
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| School bus stop at Colac bay |
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| Colac Bay |
We decided to give the deep south another go and drove
(through rain) to a freedom camp site at the beach at a place called Monkey
Island near Riverton. As we got closer
to the coast the sky became blue and by midday it was sunny and warm (though a
cold wind - 'in exposed places' as they say).
We did a tiki-tour of the area in the afternoon/evening and everywhere
was very picturesque and - as you see from the photos - blue sky!!
Hi Heather - just caught up with your new blog and ..............wow !! Riverton, Cosy Nook, Monkey Island ! ! ! ! I taught for a number of years at Riverton Primary and those were favourite haunts in the summer weekends. Really enjoying your blogs. England sounded a blast !
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ReplyDeleteHi 'Vigo' - I remembered that you were at Riverton (the only person I know who has taught there) and I think the town would have changed hugely in some ways (the new waterfront area etc) since your day - but the basic old part would be exactly the same! It was good when we were there in early Feb but so cold in the Catlins/Invercargill in January. How did you stand the winters?
ReplyDeleteThe only part of the winters I didn't like was the wind - otherwise I relished the cold ! ! ! I was there about a year ago and was impressed with the way the town has changed and was very impressed with the museum - a quality facility. Where are you guys up to now?
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