Stewart Island

My camera ran out of batteries and picture space before I got to Stewart Island, but the couple I stayed with, Jess and Stu, lent me their far superior camera. I burnt some 360 photos onto cd's, but my computer can't read them. Somehow I will figure this out, but for now you will have to settle for text.

John had to be back in Dunedin for a final so while he returned immediately after Kepler track, I went down to Stewart Island. Dr. Hayman, who helped put my shoulder back in working order, had worked in New Zealand for 10 years. He had mentioned in passing that if I ever needed a place to stay I should e-mail him. Little did he know I would take him up on that. Luckily for me, he knew Jess and Stu and they were nice enough to put me up for 4 nights even though they were in the process of moving and Jess was sick and 7 months pregnant. As payment I worked every morning helping them pack up and move, but every afternoon and evening I spent exploring. Stewart island is quite a place. I even had the opportunity to drink at the local bar, located in the hotel. It is one of the two southern most bars in the world, the other being in South America. When my stay was up, I took the ferry back across the straight, managed to get a good view of some dolphins, and hitched back to Dunedin from Bluff. Great times.