It’s been ages since I was here so another visit is in order. From memory the Moeraki Boulders looked bigger, more impressive. Maybe they are slowly sinking away in the sand?

Maybe they should dig them all up and (there might be more of them completely buried)? Might be more interesting and future-proof. I mean, what’s there to see in 10 years if they don’t, nothing?

If they would all be like this that’d be more fun

Than this

I tried to roll this one on the beach but didn’t bring my spinach

After the boulders we went to inspect another campsite in the area, the Trotters Gorge Campsite and there noticed a short track called Cave Walk, which we walked to see the caves, this is it

View from inside the cave

Next on the program is Matanaka, NZ’s oldest surviving European farm buildings

Stables

Classroom

Some boat

Next stop: Olveston Historic Home

In Europe we’re used to historic buildings but for Kiwis these things hold a high wow-factor, this is the kitchen

I feel like a cake now

And reading the newspaper with a (single malt) Whisky and some fancy cigar

The people who lived here were filthy rich; must be nice not having to cook yourself and having servants dish everything up

I was not allowed to play the piano

We’re upstairs now, looking down at one of the many rooms in the house, which must have been difficult to heat in winter I’d think

This reminds me of the movie Eyes Wide Shut

After the visit to the Olveston house we wasted 3+ hours looking for a nice freedom camping site which only took us through lots of countryside like this where everything was fenced off (as usual), in the end we ended up at the DOC Tawanui Campsite