Hello everybody,
Greetings from Dunedin!
It has been a little while since we have posted because the Internet in the hostel was not working, so I guess I have a lot of catching up to do.
The first day of our Catlins tour was really beautiful. We headed south from Invercargill to Bluff and did a short walk to see a ship graveyard (where they parked ships to rot in the 1800s). After lunch in Bluff, we headed east along the coast. There were great views of the coast and the farmland along the way including this beautiful beach at Curio Bay:
Also at Curio Bay, we ran into this guy (or girl):
This is the rare yellow-eyed penguin. There are only 750 pairs in New Zealand. He was really cute hopping along the rocks.
After Curio Bay, we spent the night camping at a Department of Conservation campsite along the coast. The campsite was really beautiful because we had great views of the ocean and cliffs. Here is a glamour shot of our car at the beach during the moon rise:
The next morning we planned to do more sight-seeing along the coast, but the weather was horrendous. So we pulled into a backpackers (what the Kiwis call a hostel) in Owaka. It was the coolest hostel I have ever been to. Its décor definitely made it seem more like a bed and breakfast. We were staying in the “Bee Room” of a little three bedroom cottage. The room was decorated with little bees all over the wall and was very cute and homey. We spend the day hiding from the weather at the backpackers there.
We headed to Dunedin the next day. We have spent the last three days seeing the sights here, including a tour of a Cadbury Chocolate Factory and Speights Brewery. Both tours included lots of free samples!
Tomorrow we are starting a four-day bike trip of the Otago Rail Trail. It is a 150km bike trail that was created on a former railway, so it stops in several towns along the way. The weather forecast looks good, so we are both really excited.
Until next time,
Erin
Greetings from Dunedin!
It has been a little while since we have posted because the Internet in the hostel was not working, so I guess I have a lot of catching up to do.
The first day of our Catlins tour was really beautiful. We headed south from Invercargill to Bluff and did a short walk to see a ship graveyard (where they parked ships to rot in the 1800s). After lunch in Bluff, we headed east along the coast. There were great views of the coast and the farmland along the way including this beautiful beach at Curio Bay:
Also at Curio Bay, we ran into this guy (or girl):
This is the rare yellow-eyed penguin. There are only 750 pairs in New Zealand. He was really cute hopping along the rocks.
After Curio Bay, we spent the night camping at a Department of Conservation campsite along the coast. The campsite was really beautiful because we had great views of the ocean and cliffs. Here is a glamour shot of our car at the beach during the moon rise:
The next morning we planned to do more sight-seeing along the coast, but the weather was horrendous. So we pulled into a backpackers (what the Kiwis call a hostel) in Owaka. It was the coolest hostel I have ever been to. Its décor definitely made it seem more like a bed and breakfast. We were staying in the “Bee Room” of a little three bedroom cottage. The room was decorated with little bees all over the wall and was very cute and homey. We spend the day hiding from the weather at the backpackers there.
We headed to Dunedin the next day. We have spent the last three days seeing the sights here, including a tour of a Cadbury Chocolate Factory and Speights Brewery. Both tours included lots of free samples!
Tomorrow we are starting a four-day bike trip of the Otago Rail Trail. It is a 150km bike trail that was created on a former railway, so it stops in several towns along the way. The weather forecast looks good, so we are both really excited.
Until next time,
Erin
thumbs up for penguins -- HORRAY!
ReplyDeleteCool, cool, cool.
ReplyDeleteI really have to make a point of going to New Zealand sometime. Every time you guys post something, it blows me away a little more.