Invercargill to Dunedin

Florence Hill

The journey today was much less than most of our days here so we took our time and went on the scenic route.  The road was a very good one and took us along the coastline and then inland into the rainforests.  From being fairly flat yesterday we started going on the bendy roads again and up and down the hills.  We stopped at the above bay and because when you come back and download all the bays look the same, we actually took a picture of the place name.

The road took us in and out of the coastline and we then went inland to Balclutha a small town and had lunch. This time we did our freedom campers bit and found a car park and eat lunch that we had prepared earlier.  (I think is was really because David wanted to find a loo and this little car park had one!)

We then travelled onto Dunedin.  It was covered in low cloud and misty rain and the City is built on a series of hills, really steep hills!  We found the campsite ok (not one of the best we have been to and probably the most expensive) and decided that we would stretch our legs and walk into the city centre.  We knew about the hills, and that Dunedin has the steepest road in the world..but gamely we walked.  First of all we went up hill and then downhill then uphill then down again and finally we got to the city centre (only 2km from our site).

When we arrived in the city we found a pub and had a drink to celebrate!  You know whats coming next..the journey back.  Up all the down bits and down all the up bits.  We got back put our feet up and thats all for now!

We are off on the gorge train journey tomorrow, but we will be taking a cab into town!

Tomorrow the Queen Elizabeth liner is coming into port on here on the Queens Jubilee Year visit.  Unfortunately we are going out for the morning,but hopefully it will still be here when we get back and we will take a taxi to the docks, it we have time.