Dunedin and beyond

We drove back to Dunedin and saw several attractions including the Dunedin rail station and Baldwin Street, the steepest street in the world.  

Train station in Dunedin

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.  

Several albatross starting their mating activity

Albatross soaring over the harbour

Albatross on the bluff

Courting behavior

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.

Best zombie couple

Paul and Cindy zombies

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.

Two Raw Sisters demonstrate how to prepare Banoffee Pie