It was a long distance from Fiorland to Dunedin but as always it was a pleasure drive thru countryside, clean skies and bright sunset. The weather and the surf were not good but we visited the Otago Peninsula, home of wildlife; albatross, penguins, seals and big sheep. We also got good lunch at the oldest vegetarian restaurant in town.
On our way to Christchurch, we checked the Moeraki Boulders, a collection of spherical boulders on a stretch of beach, that we still don’t know how have been formed.
Arriving to Christchurch was shocking. All the city centre have been closed due to the earthquake. It’s been already a month, but no one in the streets, most buildings empty and some destroyed, shops closed, cracked roads, beaches polluted (no surf)… simply scary. What this people are being through must be really hard. We hope all good for them.
In all this time in the south island we’ve also found original mail boxes. Have a look! Some of them are great!
