Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Report #37 Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand February 6, 2018 Tuesday Cloudy & 58 degrees Part #3 Of 4 85 Pictures

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Dunedin Casino

 

Speight’s Crown Hotel

 

Older hotel

 

Speight’s, the local brewery

 

Finally found a good spot for lunch

 

Entrance to Speight’s Pub

 

Bar and restaurant

 

The factory is located up the side street

 

Don’t mind if we do try the new Sundown ale

 

Interior of the pub

 

Checking out the menu

 

Lunch specials

 

Our favorite was the double burger

 

So many choices

 

Sundown ale

 

Cheers!

 

Some of the beers on tap

 

Bowl of wedges and a shared burger with more fries

 

Oh well, someone has to do it

 

Glad we only ordered one

 

Neat bar

 

Much character

 

On the road again

 

Famous wall art

 

Even Bart Simpson is here

 

Clever art

 

Holiday in New Zealand – Waitangi Day (signing of the treaty with the Maoris)

 

Queen’s Building

 

Back to the Octagon

 

Searching for ice cream

 

Crazy Horse Tattoo – probably not today

 

Ratbags had pizza

 

Cannot image a 3 foot round pizza

 

Souvenir tents of the Octagon

 

Sailaway From Port Chalmers

 

More logs piled on the pier

 

The winds had picked up

 

Scenic cruising

 

Stacked neatly

 

Two tugs

 

Hillside homes in Port Chalmers

 

No sail away festivities here

 

The buses have left for the day

 

Iona Church

 

Downtown looked charming

 

Museum of glass windows

 

The harbor continued all the way to Dunedin

 

Container port

 

A very old settlement

 

Ranch property

 

These hills are full of sheep, believe it or not

 

Iona Church

 

Gatehouse

 

Streets of Port Chalmers

 

Welcome

 

Hillside were dry despite recent heavy rains

 

Settlements on the bay

 

Not enough time to explore here

 

Port Fish Supply

 

Gulls are numerous here

 

A lone bagpiper

 

Fishing boat

 

Leaving the pier

 

Our final port in New Zealand

 

He drew applause as we left

 

It was brutally windy here

 

Local tug doing “wheelies”

 

Saying goodbye to New Zealand

 

A peaceful bay

 

Birds on a sandy spit

 

Even a rainbow

 

It did rain a bit

 

Small boats moored

 

Beautiful bay  area

 

Pastures for sheep grazing

 

Depends on rain for grazing

 

Roadside trail

 

Shallow waters were green/blue

 

Sheep in the pasture

 

Looking for the Larnach Castle

 

It is here somewhere

 

Green pastures

 

Pretty as a picture

 

We did a tour that went this way many years ago

 

Views were terrific

 

A type of native black swans, perhaps