Wed 11th Feb 2009
In the last two days we've visited Dunedin; a very nice city with an octagonal centre, a great Museum and Art Gallery, not to mention the wonderful Railway Station, decorated throughout in Royal Doulton tiles shipped out from England in the last century! It was cloudy and starting to rain so we decided to camp on the Otago peninsular, hoping to see some wildlife the following morning. It was so cold that night I wore my hooded jacket to keep my head warm and we were glad to have power so we could use the electric blow heater to warm up the van. This was only one night after we had all the doors and windows open because it was so warm! That was the night the moon came up bloodred and we were told it was because of the smoke blowing over from the dreadful fires in Australia where Rich and I had travelled only two weeks before!
From Dunedin we travelled south along the coast and through the Catlins, a most beautiful area often bypassed by tourists. Along the way we saw a few little rare penguins and seals way below at the foot of cliffs. One of Julie's sandals was lost and must have fallen out when the door was opened, but while retracing our steps to look for it this morning we chanced on an artist's studio with a Welsh name, so stopped to say hello. As we chatted to the the very interesting lady Janice, she invited us in for a coffeee so that was another interesting diversion. She lives in this wonderful little house on the edge of the sea and paints landscapes, angels and other interesting stuff. Thanks Janice for an lovely morning and I'll post the pics as soon as I can.
Right now we're at the beginning of Fiordland in Manapuri and my time is running out, so thanks to everyone who leaves a comment; I love to hear from you. Hello Jo-jo... so glad you're reading this and I hope it helps to practice your English!
In the last two days we've visited Dunedin; a very nice city with an octagonal centre, a great Museum and Art Gallery, not to mention the wonderful Railway Station, decorated throughout in Royal Doulton tiles shipped out from England in the last century! It was cloudy and starting to rain so we decided to camp on the Otago peninsular, hoping to see some wildlife the following morning. It was so cold that night I wore my hooded jacket to keep my head warm and we were glad to have power so we could use the electric blow heater to warm up the van. This was only one night after we had all the doors and windows open because it was so warm! That was the night the moon came up bloodred and we were told it was because of the smoke blowing over from the dreadful fires in Australia where Rich and I had travelled only two weeks before!
From Dunedin we travelled south along the coast and through the Catlins, a most beautiful area often bypassed by tourists. Along the way we saw a few little rare penguins and seals way below at the foot of cliffs. One of Julie's sandals was lost and must have fallen out when the door was opened, but while retracing our steps to look for it this morning we chanced on an artist's studio with a Welsh name, so stopped to say hello. As we chatted to the the very interesting lady Janice, she invited us in for a coffeee so that was another interesting diversion. She lives in this wonderful little house on the edge of the sea and paints landscapes, angels and other interesting stuff. Thanks Janice for an lovely morning and I'll post the pics as soon as I can.
Right now we're at the beginning of Fiordland in Manapuri and my time is running out, so thanks to everyone who leaves a comment; I love to hear from you. Hello Jo-jo... so glad you're reading this and I hope it helps to practice your English!
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