Dunedin

We rolled into Dunedin around 1pm or so I think it was and we still had lots of time for the Cadbury factory tour, which was the only thing that I had really planned on doing there. The only shitty thing was it was Saturday so the factory wasn't running production but we could still go on a discounted tour. Since we only had one night in Dunedin we could either do it that way, or not at all. Clara, Claire and myself decided to do it anyway and it was a cheap and tasty way to spend a bit of time in Dunedin. It wasn't much of a tour really, we just walked up the hallways of the factory, tasted some liquid chocolate and saw a chocolate waterfall. I didn't even see one friggin Oompa Loompa! I did get some free chocolate and it was okay, but I would have loved to see the factory in full swing!

After that we walked around town, went to the Botanic Gardens and just took it easy. The next day we were leaving but we made a pit stop at the worlds steepest street. It is called Baldwin Street and it is in the world record books as the worlds steepest street. Why they would make a street this steep is beyond me, and why anyone would live on it is another. We got to the base of it and 2 other Canadians, a Swede and myself decided to try to race to the top of it and see how far we could get. I certainly got my ass handed to me in that race! To be fair I was doing it on concrete in bare feet, but I would have lost anyway, it might just have been less of a gap. Baldwin street is just a short street but it really is crazy steep and a real work out to run up. I like visiting those places, I guess the nerd in me finds all that quirky stuff neato! I have been asking around for other interesting attractions like the jandal fence etc. But haven't found any yet. I am sure they are out there.

After our early morning workout on Baldwin street we left Dunedin and headed towards Lake Tekapo. It would be a heavy day on the bus and a long drive. Along the way we did stop at the Moreaki boulders, which were pretty cool. They are spherical boulders on the coast and a nice little stop to get out and stretch the legs. The rocks were very cool and perfectly round! Weird!

We arrived in Lake Tekapo close to 4 in the afternoon and it was just starting to rain. There were a few activities that you could do here, but most of them got the axe once this storm moved in. Then it started to really rain, and I mean pour! So for the whole afternoon I have been stuck inside the smallest hostel in the smallest town playing cards with a French Canadian. I will have to put this on my list of places I would like to come back to because tomorrow we hit the road again for Kaikoura and after that I will be headed back towards the North Island. I can't believe I have been travelling on the Magic bus for almost a month and soon my trip will come to an end. I wish I was independently wealthy so I could just travel around and not have to worry about working ever. Oh well from what I see I will have LOTS of time to explore New Zealand. So there you have it, you are all caught up on blogs. Sorry I haven't been as detailed or regular with the blogs, but it has been for 2 main reasons. First is the lack of free internet while I am travelling, and two is I have been so busy loving this country and haven't felt like blogging much. Thanks for tuning in tho :)