Mum on beach at Mussel Point.

Climbing rata vine flowers and buds

Shell of giant native snail

Marilyn on the beach one wet and windy morning.

Cow and nikau palms at Nikau, a few kilometres south of Seddonville.

Jeff made a very lovely damper in the dutch oven over an open fire. He enjoyed sampling his baking!

Our friendly weka was looking for damper crumbs.

The weka was always on the lookout for the porridge pot. We soon learnt not to leave anything out for him/her to find.

Jeff fishing on Gentle Annie beach, unfortunately we didn't have fish for our dinner that night.

One damp day Jeff & Ian decided to clear up some broken trees. Mum covered up well in the light rain so she could watch them.

Jeff & Marilyn, Tina & Ian and Mum enjoying a glass of Speights Old Dark before their meal at the Seddonville Hotel.

Nikau palms and ferns on Old Forest.

16th - 28th March 2007 - Jeff & Marilyn holiday on Old Forest for the first time made possible after viewing and buying an old caravan (1976) off Trade Me (free delivery anywhere in the South Island was a bonus!). The caravan is named Trusty as although it's old and a bit battered it is good enough for holidays, hopefully it will be reliable and faithful as it's name implies.

Trusty arriving - a very big occasion.

The awning going up and everything sorted.

Jeff collecting water from a spring for the outdoor shower.

Collecting driftwood on Gentle Annie beach for our camp fire, it made a very hot fire and the first cookup of a small lamb roast was badly burnt but a later roast of pork with onions, kumara and potatoes was much more successful. Driftwood is plentiful all along the coast and 4WDs with trailors on the beach being loaded with driftwood is a common sight.

Jeff put a chain across the entrance of the driveway & made a Private sign from wood found on the beach, he used his chainsaw to carve the letters and used bright paint.

Old Forest has many beautiful plants from the tall nikau & tree ferns to mosses, berries & different types of fungus, here are a few photos.