Paterson Inlet

We moved north to Paterson Inlet where the main settlement is so that we could have phone coverage for two weeks. Jim was on call and Tori also did some editing work to earn a bit of pocket  money. We have had amazing weather considering it is winter, but are now waiting for the right weather window to move on. We have explored quite a bit of the area as well as having a trip across Foveaux Strait to Bluff. We enjoyed anchoring at Port William, on the Rakiura Track, our hideaway tucked in Kidney Fern and we are now anchored off Ulva Island, which is a bird reserve. We went for a walk ashore today and saw a few birds, but we have actually seen a lot more in other places. A kaka followed us in town as we took the recycling ashore and we could see his friend trying to get into a rubbish bag by the side of the road. We also went for an overnight tramp across to the Mason Bay Hut and went kiwi spotting in the evening (we saw two). We also saw lots of kakariki on the way across and lots of Stewart Island robins on the way back. We spent quite a bit of time anchored in Golden Bay as this gave us good access to the town and we took part in the local pub quiz (with a respectable third and a not so respectable last).