Ulva Island by Noreen

From Potuwi we drove to the southern most tip of the South Island and stayed in Bluff for New Years Eve. New Years Day we took a ferry to Stewart Island, a small island to the south, and then a water taxi east to Ulva Island. Ulva is a bird sanctuary and totally unspoiled. For our bird loving family this was a highlight! They have walking paths around the whole island, and spent almost 4 hours exploring. Except for passing other hikers occasionally we felt like we had the island to ourselves. We got to see the Weka, the Kaka, the Saddleback and the Tui bird among others.

A rare photo of the whole family (oops...I just realized Whitney was taking the picture!)

My favorite photo of Daniel in New Zealand. What a handsome kid.

A Weka and her chick.

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