We decided to spend two nights at Purakainui Bay. We need to stop and catch our breaths, and this is a beautiful spot in which to do so. In a very large area there were may be 10 caravans and tents on Thursday night; as we write this on Friday afternoon, there are three others. More may come, as the Catlins 'Woodstock' festival happens this Sunday, only about 15 miles from here.
The white dot in the distance is Puff, tucked neatly under a belt of Tea Tree, palms, and flax. There is a colony of tui in the trees, their melodious calls startling us as we get in an out of the van.