New Zealand – southern islands

A walk across pest-free Te Wharawhara Ulva island, then through the village of Oban on Rakiura Stewart Island.

As the Heritage Adventurer cruised around the southern tip of New Zealand, leaving the fjords of the southwest behind, we eased into the strait at the southern tip of the mainland (aka, south New Zealand) under a spectacular sunrise. Our goal for the day was to explore two of its offshore islands.

sunrise over the straight between southern New Zealand and Raikura Stewart Island.
Sunrise offshore of Rakiura Stewart Island, south of the south island.
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