Paterson’s Inlet is full of little nooks and crannies to explore-perfect for us with the kayaks. You can glide up close to the birds and wildlife, and you feel so connected with nature. Then there are the lovely little beaches to go into and explore from.

Trying out hammocks

In Oamau we had seen Tom Hennessey’s Camping Hammocks, which we thought, were pretty amazing. It is a lightweight but strong hammock with an insect proof netting roofing, and a tent fly to string above. If you sleep on the diagonal you can sleep flat, and with this you don’t need a tent. We decided to try these out one full moon night, after we had found a lovely campsite beside the track, and with a view of the boat. We had a campfire, set them up, walked into them from underneath, and chatted till we fell asleep. They proved their worth, as it started raining in the night, but we were fine.

Prices Point Tipi Backpackers

We met a young couple setting up a backpackers at Prices point while we were getting provisions etc at Oban. We walked to their place from Millar’s beach, and then later when we passed Dundas Bay on the other side we checked out the tipis and so on they are preparing. Looks pretty special! All the rocks had mussels and in Dundas Bay we found pipis for dinner.