Saturday, January 17, 2009

Around Dunedin






Sorry about some misspelled words in the previous blog, we did it late last night and didn't proof read it.  Anyways after New Year's Eve we drove to Dunedin in our huge 12 person van (it was all the rental place had left), stopping by Moeraki Beach where there are spherical boulders.  It was so great to be with our parents again, we were excited for them to see Dunedin.  While we were in Dunedin we went on an awesome tour of the tip of the Otago Peninsula.  We rode in a large four wheeler that took us to see yellow-eyed penguins and a colony of seals with many young pup seals.  We saw two pups wrestling with each other, it was really cute.  We also got to see a couple penguins waddle out of the water.  It was a pretty cold ride, but well worth it, the views from the top were spectacular.  
We also ate at Johnny's restaurant, and of course my favorite part was shopping down town.We  went and watched the blue penguins come out of the water and make their way to their nests.  Johnny's dad had a penguin walk right between his legs and peck at his foot!  After Dunedin we headed to Milford Sound which will be our next post.  The last picture in this blog is the bold and cheeky mountain parrot, the Kea, which we were entertained by on the way to Milford Sound.     

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