So I begin in an attempt to document my spring break. Sure, 12 days, cant be that hard Luke! Well it is. Over those 12 days we almost covered the entire perimeter of the south island!
Well, first day we used the van to go shopping for the trip, driving through the city of Christchurch was quite nerve-racking with this large van with many blind spots (not to mention I've only driven on the left side of the road for a total of 1 hour before this trip.
Out of the city, we head to Dunedin! No problems at this point, although I had to be reminded a couple times by my fellow passengers I was driving on the wrong side of the road. Most of the roads outside of town centers are 100 kilometers per hour, or 60mph. I'm used to 60mph, but the "Main Highway 1" of New Zealand is usually as wide as my home street which is usually 30mph! The rental company said they just completed this national highway last year. A little different from our road infrastructure eh?
Our first stop on the way to Dunedin was the quaint town of Oamaru, where we saw yellow-eyed penguins.
Next, the Moeraki Boulders! These were strange perfectly round rocks along the coastline huddled together.
We arrived at Dunedin at dusk and we now began our next challenge: Trying to find a place to sleep... for free. We were able to find a nice campground on Brighton Beach with a clean set of toilets! Score! We braved through our first attempt at cooking and sleeping, and it worked out surprisingly well!
So we hit the city! Home of the most photographed building in the southern island, the Dunedin Train Station!
Then off to the art gallery, which was quite nice.
Because we didn't want to be spending any money, that was about it for activities in town.
So we headed out to the Otago Peninsula! where we saw some sheep (they're everywhere), albatross, and Shags
and... that was about it for Dunedin.
Sounds like a great trip. Waiting for the next installment. What are you doing with your time waiting for classes to begin?
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