Happy car, happy occupants.

What a marvellous couple of days driving we've had to get here, Dunedin. The sun even shone for a bit, the rain wasn't continual and the hail storm short ~! Maybe Spring is finally arriving. The wind on the coast is a different matter; hardly surprising when you think that it is coming directly from Antarctica. 

Car 10 is cruising along very happily, a little grubby now, but that's alright. It, and its occupants, enjoyed the coastal driving very much. It's all a bit Scotland, a bit Wales and a little bit of Cumbria  except the grass is greener. The howling knock you over coastal wind though, is pure south coast South Island. I'll let the pictures do the talking.
















The founders of Dunedin tried to recreate a Southern Hemisphere Edinburgh.  Whilst there are a few imposing buildings, the success of that is somewhat limited.... 

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