Once away from the sheep, though, the rest of the mountain is a nature preserve, encouraging native plants and birds to live on the slopes. The views aren't half bad, either. This is the beach I had walked on the day before.
Looking up.
And beyond.
The view back over the town. I'm fairly certain I had seen that same cruise ship earlier in my travels.
There's a Tui (a native bird) landing in the flax bush just below center.
And a pair of them in this one.
These Tui were ready for their close-ups.
I headed down the other side to return to town.
Saw a few more Tui along the way.
It was not an entirely unattractive walk.
The path dropped into some trees for a little while.
But most of the time, the views were pretty spectacular due to the steep incline of the terrain.
I thought this tree was cool.
And then it was out of the bush and back into sheep territory.
The end the hike (and of a sheep, I suppose).
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