11th January 2005

We went for a long drive today past Collingwood up to the Visitors Centre at Farewell Spit. The tide was very high when we got there and as we ate a beautiful lunch we could take in the splendid view of the full length of the spit, shifting sand dunes and the clump of trees near the other end of the spit. We went into the binocular room after eating and could make out the lighthouse and watch the thousands of birds including many black swans.

We then made our way back south through Rockville to Bayham and the old shop and Post Office then onto the historic Salisbury swing bridge near the start of the Heaphy Track.

We popped into Helen and Kemp's wee house, met up with Kemp's brother Rory and his wife Christine and two children with whom I played frisbee while the oldies had their tea. Was great fun.

Then returned to Paton's Rock for dinner. After, I took Bernie's Isuzu Trooper and met up with him, Doug, Johnny, Helen, Kemp, Rory, Christine and the kids at the Mussel Inn, drank chilli beer with a real hot chilli in it.
Photos: 11th January