Comments on: Back in the Catlins http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html Focus: Photo Journal featuring photos from around the world. Currently in Australia. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:30:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html/comment-page-1#comment-2877 josh Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:17:33 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html#comment-2877 Hi Jeremi. I had hoped you would see this one. It is fun to watch the sheep dogs around here. Quite often you see them riding on 4 wheelers, side by side with the farmers. We will for sure keep the website up and going for Australia. I plan to keep it going even if I am back in the states, but probably wont post nearly as often - just when I get some good photo ops. Hi Jeremi. I had hoped you would see this one. It is fun to watch the sheep dogs around here. Quite often you see them riding on 4 wheelers, side by side with the farmers.

We will for sure keep the website up and going for Australia. I plan to keep it going even if I am back in the states, but probably wont post nearly as often – just when I get some good photo ops.

]]> By: jeremi clark http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html/comment-page-1#comment-2874 jeremi clark Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:34:44 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html#comment-2874 Josh (and Bethany) I love all of these new pictures. Especially the sheep. We should have taken Kaya down there. :) I bet Bethany was upset by the "lambed" lambs. That would bother me too. Are you guys going to do this website for Australia too? Josh (and Bethany) I love all of these new pictures. Especially the sheep. We should have taken Kaya down there. :) I bet Bethany was upset by the “lambed” lambs. That would bother me too. Are you guys going to do this website for Australia too?

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html/comment-page-1#comment-2842 josh Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:54:59 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html#comment-2842 Great the second time around. We got to spend a bit more time and camp in the van, which is better than backpackers I think. Got to see lots of new stuff. Check out the posts over the next couple of days. Great the second time around. We got to spend a bit more time and camp in the van, which is better than backpackers I think. Got to see lots of new stuff. Check out the posts over the next couple of days.

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html/comment-page-1#comment-2818 josh Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:35:55 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html#comment-2818 I didn't actually have internet in the Catlins. We are just north of there now and I have access again. It is wireless. I have a monthly account with the mobile provider so I can get wireless anywhere there is mobile signal. Jon and I were in the Catlins, but not at these perticular places. I didn’t actually have internet in the Catlins. We are just north of there now and I have access again. It is wireless. I have a monthly account with the mobile provider so I can get wireless anywhere there is mobile signal.

Jon and I were in the Catlins, but not at these perticular places.

]]> By: brohan http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html/comment-page-1#comment-2813 brohan Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:53:28 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html#comment-2813 How're the Catlains the second time around? Revisiting anywhere/seeing new places? How’re the Catlains the second time around? Revisiting anywhere/seeing new places?

]]> By: dadman http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html/comment-page-1#comment-2812 dadman Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:23:29 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html#comment-2812 Nice pics. Is that the same place you and Jon went? How cool to travel and camp and enjoy the scenery!!! Nice pics. Is that the same place you and Jon went? How cool to travel and camp and enjoy the scenery!!!

]]> By: Clara http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html/comment-page-1#comment-2811 Clara Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:31:11 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html#comment-2811 I found you on my map. These photos give a good feeling of the area. I love the flock of sheep together on the road contrasted with a lot of other sheep scattered on the green hill. The lighthouse is neat, too. I found a little information in my NZ book. In 1881 a ship ran into a hidden reef, and 131 people died. I'm amazed that Internet access is so widespread. It's all wireless? Keep on rolling. I found you on my map. These photos give a good feeling of the area. I love the flock of sheep together on the road contrasted with a lot of other sheep scattered on the green hill. The lighthouse is neat, too. I found a little information in my NZ book. In 1881 a ship ran into a hidden reef, and 131 people died. I’m amazed that Internet access is so widespread. It’s all wireless? Keep on rolling.

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html/comment-page-1#comment-2807 josh Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:34:59 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/south-island/southland/back-in-the-catlins.html#comment-2807 Upon entering the Catlins on our way to Waipapa Point, we encountered a herd of sheep slowing traffic, being corralled down the road by a clever sheep dog. Waipapa Point is the site of the worst maritime disaster in New Zealand history (that means a real bad ship wreck back in the day). It is also the site of the southern-most lighthouse in the world. It is refreshing to leave Queenstown and get back on the road. The Catlins have been great. It is basically just us, farmland, and awesome surf beaches with epic waves. It is far too cold to surf, although we have seen some crazy Kiwis trying. It is lambing season, so all the fields have not only big sheep, but little ones bounding around. Beth was not impressed when we saw the pickup truck piled full with ones already "lambed." I am typing this now from the back of the van. I can get internet just about anywhere, although the Catlins was a bit like no mans land as far as that is concerned. It is awesome just to be free on the open road, and camp in the wild wherever we find a beautiful spot. <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/waipapa_point.jpg" alt="Waipapa Point"/> World's southern-most lighthouse at Waipapa Point Upon entering the Catlins on our way to Waipapa Point, we encountered a herd of sheep slowing traffic, being corralled down the road by a clever sheep dog. Waipapa Point is the site of the worst maritime disaster in New Zealand history (that means a real bad ship wreck back in the day). It is also the site of the southern-most lighthouse in the world.

It is refreshing to leave Queenstown and get back on the road. The Catlins have been great. It is basically just us, farmland, and awesome surf beaches with epic waves. It is far too cold to surf, although we have seen some crazy Kiwis trying.

It is lambing season, so all the fields have not only big sheep, but little ones bounding around. Beth was not impressed when we saw the pickup truck piled full with ones already “lambed.”

I am typing this now from the back of the van. I can get internet just about anywhere, although the Catlins was a bit like no mans land as far as that is concerned. It is awesome just to be free on the open road, and camp in the wild wherever we find a beautiful spot.

Waipapa Point
World’s southern-most lighthouse at Waipapa Point

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