Dunedin was named after Edinburgh and is reminiscent of that city (albeit without the Scots these days) set in the topography of San Francisco. Imposing Victorian architecture and lots of history, being at one point the biggest city in NZ.
On our own again, the two of us had a good city tour with a would be novelist, especially enjoying the mural street art and learning about how earthquakes had affected the city and its people.
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| Railway Station 1906 |
Dunedin also has the steepest street in the world, Baldwin Street, scene of the annual Cadbury Jaffa race;we had to walk it!
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| Maximum gradient 1:2.86 |
We then picked up the first car of the trip, Harry, and had two nights in a little cabin on the Otago peninsula,a taste of isolated luxury with an outdoor shower with amazing views. Some chilly wet weather saw us using up their wood supply and eating in. When we did get out to the local beaches we got close up and personal with a huge sea-lion blocking our only pat ; not to be messed with so we found an alternative route!
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