8 Feb, 2010 -- NZ, Land's End & Dunedin

While staying in Wanaka we took an overnight road trip to the southern most tip of the south island and then north along the eastern shore to Dunedin to see penguins and the Royal Albatross.





On the way south we had to stop and take pictures of this - The strangest sight !!.




Spoonbills





Stopped in the small town of Bluff at the southern tip. Notice the sign; we were closer to the South Pole than to the Equator.



How many of us sailors can relate to this!! Wish it hadn't been too early in the day for a beer. This is in Bluff overlooking the signpost. Doubt our U.S. city counsels would approve of this.




Next stop - Antarctica






Think we have wind in the U.S.





Along the east coast we stopped to walk the sands to The Boulders



We crashed into each other, the rocks split and Janet's rolled into the ocean and look what happened next. Believe it or not.



Janet climbed inside to celebrate the day.




Dunedin, NZ, not far from the Royal Albrotross nesting sight and beaches were the Little Blue Penguins come ashore.

















The very fancy Dunedin Church




















The very fancy Dunedin Train Station.



The only mainland New Zealand Royal Albatross nesting sight. There were only three on the nest this day and we had to take a tour to be able to get this close. Taken with the long lens. The staff displayed a picture of Prince Charles within arm length of the birds. Perhaps he's special.



The winds have to be high before this bird will fly and Doug took this with the long lens late in the afternoon. The Albatross has a wing span of 10 feet.