We drove
back to Dunedin and saw several attractions including the Dunedin rail station
and Baldwin Street, the steepest street in the world.
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Train station in Dunedin |
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Baldwin St. in Dunedin, the world's steepest street - looking down from the top |
Our favorite
Dunedin visit was to the Royal Albatross Center where we went on a guided tour
and saw about a dozen huge Northern royal albatross that are just starting to return to
nest. The afternoon was cold and windy
and it turns out that is the best time to see albatross soaring.
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Several albatross starting their mating activity |
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Albatross soaring over the harbour |
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Albatross on the bluff |
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Courting behavior |
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Paul holding weighted model of a baby albatross - they're heavy! |
We had to
get back to Christchurch to be in the Thrill the World - Christchurch dance on the Sunday
before Halloween, when all the zombies in the city dance to Michael Jackson’s
Thriller. We even won a prize as one of
the best couples. The scissors-in-the-eye
office couple won first prize over the cooks.
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Best zombie couple |
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Paul and Cindy zombies |
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Student zombies with the Wizard |
We washed off our face paint so we could attend the Vegan Expo that afternoon…couldn’t really
have brain-sucking zombies at Vegan Expo. We volunteered by helping with the cooking demos, including a yummy raw food dessert made by the Two Raw Sisters.
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Two Raw Sisters demonstrate how to prepare Banoffee Pie |
Thanks for another blogpost reminding us of a few things kiwi!
ReplyDeleteI was glad to see you were not holding a live albatross.