09 March 2009
From The Ranch we took a long day trip to the southern coast of the South Island, taking some short walks along the way.
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One interesting stop was at the Lost Gypsy Gallery where the resident artist has an old bus with lots of small sculptures that move when you turn a crank. Pure genius with a touch of humour. When you decide you like that, for a small fee a collection of larger and more intricate devices can be viewed in the area behind. For example, a piano keyboard where each key is connected to a electro-mechanical device that makes a sound. Has to be experienced to be understood... highly recommended.
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Later we visited Curio Bay which is a rock shelf under water at high tide, and above water at low tide. You can walk out on the shelf and see the remnants of a Petrified Forest.
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