Kakanui

Just south of Oamaru, where the Kakanui River empties into the sea, there's a small township called Kakanui. On the southern side of the river is Kakanui South, which is where most of the houses are.

The top photo is taken from Kakanui South, looking at where the river meets the sea. Below is the coastline on the northern side.

Looking further north up the beach. It was quite a nice day—so good to have the sun out again. 

 Southern black-backed gull

Kakanui South

There were some great waves, but with rocks visible close to the shore in many places, only a few places where surfers could make the most of them. We did see a couple of surfers, but no photos.

On the southern side, looking back toward the river mouth.

We were staying at the back of Purton's Cafe & Bar at Maheno, about 10 minutes away.

They have heaps of space in their car park. Such friendly people, and a bonus to find a washing machine and dryer on site, so I didn't need to find a laundromat!

Just over the fence behind us were two great hairy cattle. Google tells me they are Tufty cattle (Polled Highlands). This one had a dusting of what looked like tiny flowers all over its head.

Check out those eyelashes! I'm not sure how clear their forward vision must be.

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