Hi all,
We arrived in Dunedin, New Zealand this morning to another beautiful fall day. This part of NZ is filled with very large trees, beautiful vistas and very friendly people. Kim and I took a shuttle from the dock area into Dunedin and hiked over a mile from the center of the city, through the shopping district, across a very old university to the Botanical Gardens. We spent a couple of hours enjoying the gardens, flowing water and birds from across NZ. An incredible garden with some great people to show you around and talk about the plants and country. (Mama – wouldn’t Mrs. Scott be proud!)
We hiked back and ate lunch with the locals at a nice restaurant with bluff oysters, NZ wine, shoestring potatoes and great bread. The locals were good company and shared their opinions as to why we should return to NZ and just avoid Australia. The cost of items and the exchange rate here is on par with the US.
No luck tonight in the Casino. We are setting them up for a big win later in the cruise!!!!
Keith Q
We are now in the town of Akaroa, NZ. We have been on another hike to see two cemeteries and a garden called the Garden of Tane. If we were in the right place the garden is more of a beautiful trail than a garden as we know them. We had heard some wonderful birds and seen some lovely apples hanging from the trees. We are finding internet services at the local libraries which are free. Seems as if everyone from the ship is here.
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