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…………….

Te Anau – Clifden (Swing Bridge) – Orepuki (Monkey Island) – Kapuka - Waikawa – Papatowai – Kaka Point.

Cycle to Manapouri Lake, and do lunch, meet a young kiwi bicyclist…Hayden,  a passionate  tramper and free spirit… soon to  do his paramedic ticket,we get on great, top bloke…….. kept cycling to a free camp at Clifden swing bridge, meet  Stephan and Jan from the Czech republic  touring and tramping on cheapo mountain bikes…… they smashed the 60 klm Keppler track near Te Anau in  1 day…..usually a three day hike…..
Cycle on next morning  to Tuatapere, then to Monkey Island at camp next to a van……. We are lucky to meet Lewis and Elke….just happened to be veteran multi world tour cyclists…they have given cycling a rest for now but still travel the world in search of culture,fun, and culinary adventures, as they are superb chefs, we celebrated that evening with them…..really  the coolest  guys. later on that evening  two French cyclists Jerome and Quentin…father and son tour, camp near us, its late……..so there we were enjoying vino with all the crew……..sharing stories and yarning  till late…. spent another laid back day at monkey island , the Czech boys lobbed into the camp later that evening………alls good at the island, wild, windswept, south island coastline…hiked around some of the headlands and coves around Pahia point.
Exit  Monkey Island towards Inveragagill….we navigate around the town and ride till very late ….so we door knock and score a camp on Benos lawn . somewhere between invergagill and Gorge road at a place called Kapuka,  Beno a Philippine family man managing an 800 head dairy farm… thanks  Beno….
Cycle towards Curio Bay, and stop for a wash at Niagra Falls, Waikawa, Lewis and Elke had the same idea, we all made camp at a free camp at Waikawa…….no vino tonight, rice veg, and salsa……so good……..Lewis shares a few touring stories, Cycling 5k elevations in the Himalayas, and three months of headwind in oz, come to mind…….theve definitely cycled some hardcore miles on the planet, about 250000, i think!…..respect to them… they invite us to drop in on our way north to Taieri Mouth South of Dunedin, where they have some good freinds………………………………………
So of to see some more of the Catlin Scenery, we cycle to Papatowai..and stop by a roadside Art….place The Lost Gypsy Gallery,  meet Josh and Annabella, vanning it from Israel…they brewed a  coffee and tucker for us straight up…..they knew how tired we were…..they were really blown away by this art installation… curios…so of we went into  this guys  inner Sanctums of his mind………..a 15 year in progress, maze of rooms with devices, wired to moving hand made bits…..all junky  recycled stuff, made into something to behold…….. i don't know what to call it…look it up its unreal……… http://blog.keads.com/2012/03/lone-gypsy-of-papatowai.html,So many peeps you meet on the road…cycling……set up in nearby doc camp……Meta Whom we met earlier shared, her cockle  shell harvest….she is bicycle touring nz, from Switzerland….happy journeys Meta, Next day, Purakaunui falls, then Kaka Point for a couple of days, caught up with kehfan….. Nugget Point…..Special Place…..Sea rocky outcrops , an amazing old lighthouse……. shrouded by a sea fog from the south seas….