Two days in DunedinNov 27, 2003
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Moeraki Boulders
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Larnach Castle
| The weather improved a bit on the drive to Dunedin. Still almost bitter cold but no rain. We made a number of stops along the route to visit first a rock cliff with numerous Maori drawings, then we came upon a cheese factory and could not pass that up. After all, we were going to need a supply to go with all the wine we planned to get when we hit the wine region. We also stopped to check out the Moeraki Boulders. These unusual limestone spheres had built up as lime salt deposits around something round and then petrified on the seafloor. Now, the cliffs along this shore are eroding and exposing these things. Quite unusual. Of course, there was a resturant right there so we had to try the local cuisine and suds. Dunedin has a heavy Scottish influence and was a nice contrast to Christchurch. First order of business after settleing into the holiday park was shopping for additional warm clothing. We had not brought enough "layers" to cope. We've now stopped at 3 campgrounds and done some laundry as well. We're finding that a campervan site runs about $25/night and it costs about $5 to wash and dry a load. We visited the Larnach Castle built by the town founder. A beutiful setting overlooking the seacoast. We had lunch in town and took the tourist train ride to Taieri Gorge. It was a colorful ride but no comparison to the Durango-Silverton RR trip. The rail line was built to support mining in the area. |
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