Dunedin

I got a hitch to the Moeraki Boulders from Oamaru, they were quite impressive but so many tourists!!

While I was there, A guy came up to me and offered me a lift to Dunedin!

Dunedin is a nice town, some beautiful areas. There's a strong connection to Scotland here and I have heard bagpipes on several occasions. I walked around and took a look at some of the Victorian buildings including the very impressive train station and First Church of Otago. It's strange that 'old' for NZ is only around 100 years ago. 

The botanical gardens are amazing, they have an aivary with lots of birds from around Australasia. There was 1 parrot in particular that kept followed me around!

I went to the Public Art Gallery, which had  the 36 Views of Mt Fuji by Hiroshige. The series is quite impressive for a wood block print.

I met up with Patricia (one of the people I met in Christchurch). Below our hostel was a pool hall which was free if you were staying in the hostel. So I spent my final evening playing pool with the 2 Americans in my dorm. One of whom is the first American I met who hates American Football and thinks that rugby is a better game in many ways. They were so funny we had a great time. It was the superbowl, a public holiday and chinese new year this weekend. So lots of shops have been shut which is a shame. In the hostel I met someone who wanted to go the same way as me next. So we're headed to the Catlins together!