The Tour Guide....

Today was the day of our own personal tour guide in the form of a friend from over 40 years ago; Alison. She picked us up from our hotel at 09:00 and drove straight over to the Otago Peninsula to see the Sea Lions 🦭 on the beach and we arrived just in time to see one young seal chase a couple of surfers🏄‍♂️🏄 away from the water 😆. We then carried onto Harrington Point for another photo 📸 opportunity of the magnificent landscape before arriving at the top; Taiaroa Head and the Albatross Sanctuary, where i felt small when compared to the wingspan of this mega sea bird . Unfortunately, we didn't see any Albatross, but there were endangered red beaked seagulls nesting there. I did think 🤔 about asking if they needed a Seagull supplier, but the cost in fish 🐟 and chips 🍟 to feed them wouldn't be acceptable!! 😅 Heading back to Dunedin, we stopped off to look at the gardens of Larnach Castle 🏰 built in 1871.
Alison then drove us around the outskirts of Dunedin, showing us various sites of interest that Dunedin holds a claim to fame for being pioneers for in New Zealand before stopping at Baldwin Street which is the World’s Steepest Street, before dropping Jayne and I back at our hotel. Before we said our goodbyes, Alison recommended a South American restaurant for our dinner that night and what a lovely restaurant it was with fabulous food and wine to be had. We shared the Focaccia Bread, then Jayne had the Cannelones, which was Uruguayan style pasta with spinach, mushrooms, walnuts, and mozzarella wrapped in savoury crepes with a creamy sauce. I, of course, went for the Argentinian style Beef Fillet with potatoes gratin, green beans, sautéed in garlic, chimichurri butter, fresh chilli and reduced beef jus. We finished this off with Tahitian Vanilla Ice-Cream. Before watching the Chinese New Year Firework display from our hotel bedroom window.Read more