We woke up on the boat and headed up to breakfast – then the boat took us from our mooring out on the Tasman Sea. Whew, the boat was really thrown around! You could see, however, how Captain Cook just saw what was actually the opening to the sound as a “shallow cove” – the […]
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Day 10 – Dunedin (24 Sept 2023)
Our hotel in Dunedin is the former Main Post Office. They had some fun with it. Their restaurant is accessed through the “Parcels” doorway – hence, it is “Parcels Restaurant.” They also made small private dining areas out of the former vaults! (That was my favorite). And below is an old picture of the queue […]
Day 4 – Hamilton Gardens & The Kiwi Encounter Conservation Project (18 Sept 2023)
We put our bags outside our door at 7:00 a.m. to be taken to the bus, and after another delicious breakfast at the VOCO, we were off on the road again. We had a few stops along the way – the visitor’s center below in the town of Tirau was pretty classic. Everyone (but me […]