Sparsely populated, and feeling closer to the Antarctic than it really is, the southern part of the country has an impressive coastline and lots of marine life.
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Best shot of a dolphin I could get, we saw several

Nugget Point lighthouse

Looking NW

Seals

Penguin hide

The mighty Niagara Falls...

of Southland...

clearly named by a man with a sense of humour

Petrified forest at Curio Point

There are some spectacular petrified trees...

and no tourists

We'd been looking for penguins all days, and suddenly these two appear

The two guys hung out for a while preening