Rob & Liz's Blessed Adventures

Today we had a quick look around Invercargill - not that much to see. We took a drive to the beach but it was a sand access so decided to avoid the end bit. Then we visited the famous water tower in town. It is a rather larger structure that gave water pressure to the town. Stands 31.5 m tall and constructed 1889.  Next onto a Maori historical centre -Te Hoiki in Riverton, showcasing the history of the town, and the interactions between the Maori and settlers who were after seals and then whales.  Sled used by Hillary on his journey to the south pole Next off we went to Gemstone beach where you can collect a variety of stones and sometimes gems. The beach was interesting. It was a mixture of sand and very small stones and had a black to grey colour. It was quite smooth to walk on. Elizabeth didn't last long as it was blowing a gale. I managed to collect a few nice stones. The beach Then onto our place tonight at Te Anau (beside Lake Te Anau). A walk by the lake spotting some g...

 Today we ventured via a tourist road to Invercargill via a lighthouse, a waterfall and a bay. First stop was a lighthouse at Nugget Pt lighthouse. Though on the way we stopped just along the beach to see and get close to a sea lion. As long as you keep a 20 m distance and don't annoy or obstruct them from the water they just goof about on the beach and roll in the sand. It was really cool to see them up close. On to the lighthouse which is about a 1 km walk from the car park. We walk about halfway then took some photos and headed back. Some really nice views from the point here.    Next stop was Purakaunui falls. Not far off the main track and a short easy walk down to the falls. Worth a stop to see them. On to Curio Bay for lunch and a stop to see what was there. Nice beaches and a surf spot when the weather is good. Also some bit-ties got Lizzy, so just me who went for quick walk to take in the views and some photos.   We did notice along the way lots of really bi...

  Today was an even earlier start.    At 7am alarm saw us both up and getting ready for our day of adventuring with Dunedin Railways.    With our packed lunch and tickets we headed off to the railway station. We had decided to walk for a couple of reasons, but let’s go with it because it was fine, cool and possibly the only walking we would do today. 😉   Just a short 30 minute later and we arrived at the station.  Our tour today was through the Taieri Gorge to Pukukerani and then returning to Dunedin.    We boarded the train ready to depart and Robbie promptly fell asleep 🤣 .    Once we departed we were thoroughly entertained by Dave, who filled us in with what we were viewing and the history of places we were passing.    Dave the tour guide and Liz The scenery was quite stunning.     We crossed 3 viaducts, passed some old, and sometimes well maintained stations and houses. One ...

  New Zealand adventure day 7.   Our plan today was an early sightseeing trip, followed by lunch back at the motel, before heading to our afternoon tour. It was a bit of an early start, for Robbie 😉 , despite slight rain when I woke and still being overcast when we headed out we decided to test our luck and see how far we could get. Our first stop was Unity Park Lookout.    This showed a beautiful view of the Harbor.    Alas the overcast skies did not help with the photographs.  Next we headed into the Centre of town where we planned to do a walk to see some of the street art that adorned the buildings. As parking in the city is really quite expensive we decided to cut the viewing time and so only saw a few of the art pieces on offer, some others we did not find. There is a lot of construction going on so we were not really sure if they have been covered, or removed.    What we saw was very good.   We also decided tha...