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Fri 14 Nov 2014
On the road again heading for Dunedin. Still travelling through beautiful countryside - sheep & dairy cattle everywhere. Travelling through the Waitaki Valley we saw some beautiful mountain-lined lakes - some with hydro-electric generators.
A stop at Oamaru for morning tea. Oamaru is a beautiful Victorian town with a collection of limestone heritage buildings and a well preserved Victorian Precinct. As we arrived there was much activity in front of the Council Chambers with the Mayor and obviously some of the Councillors and many of the townsfolk dressed in period costume. Some ceremonies were being conducted which seemed to relate to the town's history. Some shopkeepers were also in period dress.
We arrived into Dunedin for lunch and free time in the afternoon.
Allen still wasn't well so Andrew - our Coach Captain - found a doctor and after a thorough consultation & blood tests advised that it was a virus - panadol, fluids & rest the recommended treatment. We had a quiet afternoon & evening resting. We did have a look around and were impressed by the early architecture and buildings and gardens everywhere.
Dunedin is a very Scottish town. The town was established in 1848 by the Free Church of Scotland and if you were not a member of the church you were not allowed the reside in the town. Things have changed since then.
Today's temperature: Min 11 (Omarama) Max 16 (Dunedin)
Today's insights:
The world first learned of the death of Robert Scott and the members of his team on their return from the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole by way of a telegram sent from Oamaru, on 10 February 1913.
Dunedin holds the Guinness Book of Records entry for having the steepest street in the world - Baldwin Steet. The 161.2 metres (529 ft) long top section climbs 47.2 metres (155 ft) vertically, an average gradient of 1:3.41. At its maximum, about 70 metres (230 ft) below the top, the slope of Baldwin Street is about 1:2.86 (19° or 35%). That is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the elevation changes by 1 metre.
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