Little Yap Yap goes to New Zealand

Friday, September 22, 2006

September 21 Oamaru - Dunedin

Early start and head off to Dunedin. On the way we stop to see some small ancient boulders known as the Moeraki Boulders. Scientists believe the boulders were not washed up onto the beach but were eroded from the mudstone cliffs behind. Subsequent erosiion has exposed a facinating internal network of veins.

Dunedin is the South Island's second city (after Christchurch) and home of NZ's first university. 'Dunedin' is Celtic for 'Edinburgh' as it was founded by Scots.

Get to our hostel, Central Backpackers. It's really nice. Head off for a drive to a scenic viewpoint that overlooks Dunedin. It's a beautiful day. After head off to Baldwin Street, which is listed in the Guiness Book of Records as the world's steepest street. Net and I walk up it. Are bloody knackered!!
BALDWIN STREET






After drive to St. Kilda's Beach, which has great sandy beaches. Just watch the waves.

Go out for a meal in the evening before going to the Speights Brewery tour. Speight's is a NZ beer. The tour is really good and we get to sample quite a lot of beer at the end!

After Net and I go to a pub called the Robby and get very very pissed! There is the oldest jazz band playing. What doa i mean by that? The men must have been in their 70's. They keep smiling and winking and us. It's really funny. We pulled!!

Don't really remember much such as getting home. Was that drunk!!

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