Oh boy, our second day on New Zealand land! We flung open
the curtains and looked outside, and this is what we saw:
What the….?
The fog that had prevented us from arriving into Port Chalmers
for several hours yesterday seems to have missed our company, because it came
back and embraced us just as we had been about to depart last night. A gloomy
captain told us we would have to rest in place until noon the next day, so no
visit to Akaroa for us, sadly. Instead, they laid on shuttle buses for a few
hours this morning so we were at least able to see a bit of Dunedin.
Resembling a very small Edinburgh, there are Victorian stone
buildings, steepled churches and formal gardens. Even a statue of Robbie Burns
who, to my knowledge, never ventured this far south!
Lovely university campus,
rhododendrons in full bloom and a large Cadbury’s chocolate factory. Even a
pub: the Duke of Wellington, with 23 British beers on tap. Lots of woolens too,
although these are made of New Zealand wool: merino and possum, as soft as any
cashmere.
We stretched our legs and wandered around the Octagon and
beyond, spent proper time in the wonderful train station, and returned to the
boat as the fog was starting to lift. Then we had a bang up afternoon tea, so
the day was not a waste in any way whatsoever.
But we do hope there is no more fog to prevent our planned
excursions from taking place. Tomorrow it’s wine tasting!
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