The Far South

On my last trip here, I didn't get to Stewart Island or Golden Bay. Opposite ends of the island, of course. So off the the south I went.

If you've not seen the movie The World's Fastest Indian with Sir Anthony Hopkins as Burt Munro go out and rent it tonight! It's a terrific tale of one of Invercargill's more notorious characters. And in speaking to someone in town who knew Burt, this old codger just shrugged his shoulders and stated that there are many such folk living in Invercargill.

On Stewart Island I stayed with another interesting man. Pete's been a fisherman and has traveled the world shearing sheep. At 65 he's selling the family farm on the island to move to Uruguay. Ain't that wonderful! His adventure continues.