Penguin rescue Update

Supervised by a Molymawk

​Hello friends and family
Last Sunday, after feeding the penguins, I headed south and picked up Dan from the 4:15pm flight in Invercargill.
We stayed the night at the Ascot lodge, and in the morning headed to Bluff. After exploring the local area, we got on the ferry to Rakiura, Stewart Island.
The ferry landed in Oban and our hotel – the “South Seas Hotel” was just across the road. We dropped our bags and spent the rest of the day exploring the local area.

South Sea Hotel

​On Tuesday, we set off for Ulva Island, a predator free nature reserve. The tracks can be covered in 2 hours, but we took 5. Every time we stopped walking and sat quietly, we saw another species of native bird. It was magic.

A Stewart Island Black Robin

​Then it was back to the hotel for dinner and an early night. Wednesday was our day to leave the island, so we had until 3:30pm to explore in a different direction. It was glorious. We checked out a nature reserve with a predator proof fence to keep the deer and feral cats out and walked coastal trails. In the end, Dan walked 22km and I walked 20. 

​We got on the ferry in a timely fashion and then drove home to the lighthouse, arriving shortly after 9pm.
Jan, Robbie and Murray came out to do the rounds on Thursday morning. Mrs 111 had still not gone to sea. Jason was driving by, so he took her down to the Dunedin Wildlife hospital. Let’s hope they can find out what is wrong and help her recover.

Dead Man's cove on Stewart Island

​On Friday, the family arrived. We welcomed Paul, Jen, Olivia, Connor, Ken and Pamela. I served up wild pork on Friday night, and we went to the tavern for tea last night. They are all heading into Central Otago today. 

Not a penguin

Have a great week,
Rosalie