Hectors Dolphins and Hokonui Moonshine

The day began with what we thought would be a quick trip down the road to Curio Bay.  It was another spot in the Catlins that we didn't want to miss.  However, after talking to our neighbours in the campsite,  we were also intrigued by Slope Point,  which purports to be the most southern point of the south island.  So,  off we went to locate that spot first.
We were fairly ill prepared for the jaunt out over farmland to the significant cliffs.  (Both DH and I were in jandals, DH in shorts and squeezed himself into my windbreaker! ) It was freezing ! But we had the obligatory photo by the sign and viewed the wild seas below.
Daredevil PB insisted on throwing stones over the cliff, of course,  much to his mother's concern.   But we all made it back to the car safely.
Off to Curio Bay and Porpoise Bay, where we spotted some Hectors Dolphins!   Very rare little creatures,  only grow to about 1.5metres.  Light grey with a rounded dark dorsal fin.  Really cool to see them.  Also at Curio Bay are some petrified trees.  (Don't know what scared them , but whatever it was,  it turned them to stone!  Oh ho ho, apologies for the Dad joke).
From there,  we headed to Gore, to take in the Hokonui Moonshine Museum and sample some moonshine at the end!  Very cool story about prohibition and whisky stills being hidden in the bush.
Packed up and ended the day in Riverton.  The campsite was lovely, up the hill but with a view to the beach, an open fire, ping pong table and record player WITH RECORDS(!) in the open area. Lovely. Riverton is quite quaint with sweet little old homes and some quite stately old homes too.