gold at nugget point

I loved Nugget Point when I visited with Sabrina, Graham and Gayleen, so since we had a little bit of sunlight left – and because we know we can set up camp in the dark at an unknown campsite and we’re spending tonight at one I’ve already been to – we made a short detour to Nugget and Kaka Points. We saw yellow-eyed penguins, lots of big and little seals (far away, though) and a gorgeous sunset off to the side of the lighthouse. The lighthouse area looked pretty different in low light, though – the water wasn’t the gorgeous azure crystal of October’s visit.

The road out there and back is pretty rough and only a little more than one lane wide, so we made sure to get out of there before dark. We set up camp right by the beach at Purakaunui Falls and made a gourmet taco dinner with the rest of the mince.