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Exploring Tuatapere (and Meeting New Zealand Locals) – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year

Day 153: Today we are exploring the little town of Tuatapere in the region of Southland New Zealand! After failing to do the Humpridge Track, we check out what else this New Zealand town has to offer! It’s a great chance to meet the New Zealand locals and experience that Kiwi hospitality!

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So not everything goes to plan when we make our way to the beginning of the Humpridge Track only to learn that it’s a steep and narrow gravel road to get there and our campervan is not up for the job. Instead, we decide to explore Tuatapere!

First up, we check out the Blue Cliffs Beach in Te Waewae Bay. This is a rugged part of the South Island coastline at the bottom of the Fiordland National Park. It’s a great place for a walk, to look out for marine life as it’s part of a marine reserve, and look out for greenstone.

Following our walk on the Blue Cliffs Beach, we head back into the town of Tuatapere, drop off the campervan at the Tuatapere Backpackers and take a walk in the Tuatapere Gardens. We come across the quirky Yesteryears Cafe and Museum, so we go in and meet Helen who make amazing Pavlova! Pavlova is a traditional Kiwi desert which has to be tried in New Zealand if you get the chance.

After mingling with Helen in the Yesteryears Cafe, we head back to the Tuatapere Backpackers to feed some animals with the owner, Murray, then go mingle with some more New Zealand locals in the local bar, Highway 99 Bar in Tuatapere. Here, we learn about the famous Southland deer mating call competitions they have as well as more things about Southland New Zealand.

Although today didn’t go to plan it’s been about about meeting locals in New Zealand!

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