Are we in Scotland now??

We had an uneventful journey across the south of the Island which was 300km of fairly flat, long straight roads, fields full of sheep, deer and cattle. The Southern Alps now being left behind in the distance, the landscape changed to rolling hills and green fields.

Bob has once again been lucky (what's new I can hear you all say!!!) with a win on the New Zealand Lottery!!! Unfotunately he only got a $19 return for his $10, but still - it's better than we usually do in the UK and we will keep trying for the big one!!!

Once we had reached Dunedin (very Scottish due to it's first settlers) and settled in to our motel we set out for what we were told was one of the highlights of the city - Baldwin Street. This is recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world - and we can vouch for that!!! Bob bravely took his trainers with a view to run up it, but once he saw it, decided that due to his lack of fitness and increasing girth a gentle stroll was more in keeping!!! He managed to get to the top, whilst Jan managed half way!! (Bob is now the proud holder of a certificate authenticating his achievement, and I am sure you will all see it on our return!!!!).

We then went into the city centre to see the historic buildings for which Dunedin is famous - the Railway Station (apparently the most photgraphed building in NZ), Law Courts, Town Hall and St Paul Church. Surprisingly, we have managed to give Speight's Brewery and Cadbury's World tours a miss, at least for today!!!