The Catlins and Roaring 40’s

Dunedin was our next stop a once rich gold mining centre. On our first day we visited the Saturday Farmers Market which was a bit of a wash out and rather underwhelming with it much hyped advertising but few stalls. So we had a coffee and let the sun come out and appreciated the architecture which includes this beautiful train station. Sarah once again did a wonderful job with our guided city tour of the historic buildings.

We also visited the Settlers Museum, Ottago Museum and the Dunedin Art Gallery. All of these were free (tight fisted ain't we?) but informative. 

On the last night in Dunedin we added the sleeping awning to the back of the car. Big mistake, Gale force winds, the car nearly took off during the night. We thought we would have to explain why the car had scratches on the roof after it had tipped over. Sarah also had an early morning shower as the rain blew in through the awning! It's not called the 'Roaring Forties' for nothing.

The Catlins are famous for there extreme winds, wild life and Invercargill, the main sheep exporting location in the Southlands. 

We went to Bluff the southern most point in South Island. 

The South Pole may be nearby and warming up but it's still too cold for these Yellow Eyed penguins we watched at Curio Bay. 

This was our second set of penguins as we had seen Blue Penguins nesting in Omarau, courtesy of Deisel Don. Yes they are blue and it's not from the cold, we'll show the pics when we get back.