Monday, 13 March 2023

Day 16 13.3.23 Dunedin

Rained heavily overnight and temp got down to 9° Our last day in Dunedin,  tomorrow we head off to Christchurch. We've hired a car to take the scenic drive on Gunthers advice. 

Today we are going to have a wander around the octagon and have high tea at Lanarch castle. The weather is predicted to be very windy and only 14°

St Paul's Anglican Cathedral. 



Writers walk in the Octagon.



Went for a 2nd walk for lunch.
Cargo bikes.
When we got back they had a fire drill so we had to evacuate and while we were waiting outside it started raining ☔ 
Our hire car, Kia Carnival. 
We explored the castle gardens first.







It's very windy hence the messy hair.









Lodge accommodation. 

Stable accommodation. 

Methane house



Off to have high tea. 
It was cool, wet and windy outside. 





We couldn't eat it all.





Finally we entered the castle.


Gun room.















































View from the nursery. 


Bath tub carved from stone.
Finally made it up to the top.

It was raining and windy so didn't stay in the turret long.


In the turret. 











A last wander through the garden before we head for home.





We just beat the rain which came down heavy a few minutes after we got back home.
We had a quiet night in. Today's top temp was 14° My health app says we walked 7kms today.



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