{"id":10017,"date":"2022-03-22T23:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T10:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=10017"},"modified":"2025-09-19T00:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:59:46","slug":"holiday-day-11-monkey-island-to-birch-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2022\/03\/holiday-day-11-monkey-island-to-birch-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Day 11 – Monkey Island to Birch Island"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We camped near Monkey Island<\/a>, at a nice spot right next to the beach<\/p><\/div>\n

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We take a little walk and visit the actual Monkey Island<\/p><\/div>\n

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The view from Monkey Island<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fiordland in the distance across the Te Waewae Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

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Me, descending from Monkey Island<\/p><\/div>\n

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It turned out we could access the beach by car as well, so we did!<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s a beautiful beach<\/p><\/div>\n

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And one of the very few beaches in NZ with car access<\/p><\/div>\n

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After that we had a long drive to the Clutha River, Birch Island<\/a> to be precise<\/p><\/div>\n

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Time to get the comfy chair out and relax a bit<\/p><\/div>\n