12th March Wednesday
Left Kaka Point to begin our journey to
Dunedin. On the drive there we came round a bend in the road to find
it full of sheep, a lady came over to us and asked if we would not
mind waiting for a couple of minutes (turned out to be more like 20
minutes). She was the farmers wife and the sheep were theirs which
they were moving from one field to another and using the road was the
easiest way of doing it. She spent the time telling us about the farm
and the surrounding countryside. They were moving 2000 ewes to be
sheared . They could only use about half of the land they owned for
grazing as the rest was covered by coastal rain forest. When we
arrived in Dunedin we decided that we would have a treat and stay in
a motel for the night and sleep in a proper bed. We picked Manor
Motel from its description in our lonely planet guide and they only
had a 2 bedroom unit so we had that at a cost of $130 which was a
good price. The room was not ready until 2pm so we left Tiny in their
car park and gave the owner some washing to do for us and went for a
walk round the town. It was quite busy but it is the second biggest
city in New Zealand's south island with around 120000 people. We
walked into the center of the city and the area was called the
Octagan. We walked round the museum and art gallery and the cathedral
before calling in a bar called Ratbags that played 60's rock music
which we enjoyed whilst drinking a glass of draft Speight's which was
the local beer as it was brewed in the city. There was also a Cadbury
World just round the corner. We walked back to the motel passing the
railway station which was a fantastic old building. We got back to
the motel about 3:30 and had lunch and the owner brought our washing
back. We could not get internet working (whats new) as the router was
not strong enough. We drove to a beach where people were surfing (in
wet suits) and walked along a track and spotted another lone penguin
and had a look at the towns outdoor heated swimming pool which we
decided to visit the next day. We went back to the room where we
found 2 pieces of chocolate cake that the owner had left for us. We
had dinner watched a film then retired to a big luxurious bed for the
night.
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