Kaka point – Taieri Mouth – Warrington – Shag point (Katiki Beach) - Oamaru

Farewell Kaka Point, and good travels Kefahn…….decide to cycle and see if Lewis and  Elka are at Taieri Mouth, …..the weather has been all over the place….warm for a while, then strong gusts of  wind  and rain, thunderstorms………has been like this for  a few days…..Balclutha for lunch and stock up……Milton……..and a savage headwind all the way to Taieri Mouth turn off……the cold and dark started setting in due to a heavy sea fog….and a decent 200m accent for a few klms…..was really hard to see the road, and directions to where Lewis and Elka were….finally found the place with the old boat…….knocked and a great warm welcome to Jude and Peters Home… Claudia and i get looked after like royalty…..hot food, wine…a shower bliss..only 10 minutes ago Claudia was struggling with this last  couple of hours, another …I'm over it moment!!!!…………and it was getting dark quick. Spent a couple of days with the the crew, we all celebrated Lewis and Elkas 1 year anniversary on the road, they prepared 6 course feast…..what a treat…. we enjoyed their company…..Jude and Peter thank you so much………….see you in Oz One Day!……
cya ….. Lewis, Elka, Jude and Pete…..we cycle  coastal roads to Dunedin, then exit Dunedin through to coast rd scenic route, great views of  Otago Peninsula and Portobello.make camp at Werrington  on the beach….for a couple of days….meet Zella x Cedar Bay, Cairns, Nimbin……thanks for the free range eggs  mate.
Wake up to rain and gale force winds….tried to pack up when there was a break in the weather…but got caught out by another fast moving front  the tent keeled over like a kick in the guts, Claudia and i had to move super quick…..and  gather up the swag… and head for shelter at the surf club…..fresh start Ey…..well the rest of the day spent cycling the coast to Katiki beach, were we set up camp on the beach…… we meet  Hat from Otematata, he set up next door to us, he has his own Republic…”the Hat Republic”….. roamed around the point and beach for a couple of days, and run into a few seals, some great structure on the eroding coast…..awesome , meet James and June…..  at their gallery at Shag Point…..Claudia noticed them sipping on vino on the deck and asked for a top up on our water , we got a beer , desert, a great yarn and an offer to stay …wow……love meeting people on the road…Hat and us hang out and yarn…….he goes kayaking into the storm…….and the sunrises are gold…………….