We took a detour off the main road to Dunedin to drive along the coast. The coastline was deserted apart from wildlife and a few tiny settlements along the way.
At Moeraki we walked along the beach to have a close look at the famous boulders here. Fortunately we got there before high tide. On closer inspection they are very strange, looking like dinosaur eggs of some kind but, in fact, they were formed millions of years ago around lime crystals.
Next we took a detour inland, just following one of the brown 'Points of Interest' signs, to a place not mentioned on our maps - Trotter's Gorge. The road led us into the Lower Alps through a deep cut in the mountain side with red outcrops of stone. Some of the stone shapes were like illustrations from a book of myths and legends.
Having settled into the motel at Dunedin, we drove out to the end of the Otago Peninsula. The road was over twenty kilometres long, narrow, winding and in many places only a few metres from a drop into the bay, with no barriers.
At the very end is the Albatross colony. We spent about an hour watching these huge birds soaring above us in the updraft from the cliffs.
Having settled into the motel at Dunedin, we drove out to the end of the Otago Peninsula. The road was over twenty kilometres long, narrow, winding and in many places only a few metres from a drop into the bay, with no barriers.
At the very end is the Albatross colony. We spent about an hour watching these huge birds soaring above us in the updraft from the cliffs.
We are presently staying in Dunedin for 3 or 4 days
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