That part of South Island that is called the Catlins got its name from a sea captain, Edward Cattlin, (yes, with 2 t's) who purchased a huge parcel of land from the Maori in 1840. The Cattlin land included coast and dense forest, contrast and colour. And it still does.
The Catlins :-
Wrecking shores,
Rolling meadows,
Nugget rocks,
Lonely lighthouse,
Plaintive seals,
Giant seaweed,
Peaceful bays,
Waterside hamlets,
Sheep and cattle,
Flax and toetoe,
Low cloud, hot sun,
Swimming, tramping,
Rattling falls,
Meditative rivers,
Sand and sea,
Sky, sky, sky,
Gnarled forests,
Salt marshes,
Tui, bellbird, tom tit, fantail,
Hebe, foxglove, cabbage tree,
Dolphins, penguins,
Freedom camping,
Backpacker bedlam,
English, German, Canadian, Dutch,
Maori,
The Artist, His palette,
Whalers,
Windswept,
Settlors,
Remembrance,
Holiday idyll,
Face to face
With
Reality.
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