Lovely little house with a view of the bay. Store and cafe are steps away, and ‘island WiFi’ is at the hotel just a short walk down the hill. The house has everything you need to make simple meals. Check a chilly bin with your favorite food, snacks, and whiskey. Parking behind the house. Beds comfortable. There are a couple books and some contacts provided by the host to sort your adventures, most on private land. Our favorite was the loop bush walk (contact Bruce and Liz to sort) in the southwest off of Tuku road. Start at the main sign to the coastal walk, and you will experience many stream crossings (ropes are provided!), see and hear loads of birds, arrive at the ocean and spot native plants clinging to the cliffs, and then scramble up the cliffs for epic views and a high forest return. Allow 3 hours for the entire loop. Don’t forget to spend a morning or evening at Blind Jim’s looking for fossil shark teeth. Best to go when the lagoon is calm. Say hi to Helen at the stone cottage, and visit the monster basalt boulders a short walk down the beach from her house. Hope to return and do Pitt Island on the next trip! The Chathams are a special, otherworldly place.