Right here in Dunedin there is lots to do. Jo and her aunt did the Cadbury Tour ($16), a trip on the Taieri Gorge Railway (trips start at $50), a walk up Signal Hill (free), a stroll to see the glow worms in Nicols Creek (free), meandered on St. Clair beach (free), and trekked to Tunnel Beach (free). They stayed at the Arden Street House which is in a nice spot because it's a very short walk to New World (a grocery store) and the Botanic Garden (there's a free timed 5k park run through the gardens on Saturdays!) . Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to check out Baldwin Street (the world's steepest street) or the St. Clair hot salt water pool.
On Waitangi Day we drove to Moeraki to see the boulders. We stopped at Katiki Point on the Moeraki Peninsula first. I HIGHLY recommend this spot to folks who want to see wildlife. We saw heaps of seals and two penguins. (Seriously make this place a must-do! We saw so many seals here that when we boated past a seal colony on the Doubtful Sound cruise we didn't get upset by the mad rush of other passengers to see them - our views were way better here!) Unfortunately, we didn't stop at Fleur's Place for lunch or dinner due to the 20% holiday service charge. (*sad face*) This restaurant is supposedly fantastic for seafood.
Penguin!
View from Katiki Point Reserve
Fur seals having a yarn
Moeraki Lighthouse
Moeraki Boulders
We walked from the carpark at one end of the beach to the boulders and back. I can't recall how long it took us, but we had no problem with the distance (probably because we picnicked before walking out to the boulders).
Jo and Mary were super keen to see lots of New Zealand and do lots of walking, so we drove up to Banks Peninsula to start our tour of the south island. I did most of the driving, but Mary had a few goes at driving on the left side. I think it was quite the experience for her! More details (and pictures!) to come.
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