And so we find ourself in the second largest city in the South Island, celtic for Edinburgh - Dunedin.� It's famous for it's University and Speights ale - what a perfect match!�

Not wanting to disappoint anyone back home, our first point of call is the Speights Brewery!!!� We get a guided tour of the whole brewery from a man very passionate about his job, and beer!� The tour itself was actually quite interesting, especially as most of the equipment is over 100 years old and gleaming copper.� The finale as expected is a tasting session in their own bar - here we sample the main seller - gold medal - and their other specialist brews.� Many times.� We leave and go to their pub next door where we're told we can get a cheap pint - result!!!!�

From here we headed out to the Otago Peninsula in search of yet more marine life.� Our quest took us to another small bay where we'd been told the blue penguins came ashore for the night.� Unfortunately they literally wait until the last moments of dusk to do so, and as they are only around 20cm tall, it was rather difficult to spot them.� After an extremely cold wait we finally did.� Amusingly they literally all come out in one group and run for their nests, so it was all over rather quickly!� But at least we got to see them in a more natural environment.

The next day was dedicated to seeing the Royal Albatross, the largest of the family with a wingspan of over 3m!� Their nesting area is actually a conservation area and heavily protected.� On arrival we found the entry price to be a little high just to view a baby in it's nest, so we once again soaked up the info around us and left.� Outside their was a viewing area where you could see the birds coming and going, unfortunately they can be out to sea for days and we weren't prepared to wait that long!� We did however spot some fur seal pups and masses of spotted shags nesting, so not a complete waste.�

From here we went in search of sea lions.� Again another tip had told us that they could sometimes be found at a bay on the far side of the peninsula, so we set off.� Unfortunately this trip was not so lucky, well for Richard at least, I waited in the car while he checked out the beach (it was very windy and a long walk from the parked van!!!)� We did however get to see a lot of the area and it's beautiful scenery.�

Our final day was spent back in the main city.� Our main aim was the world famous Baldwin Street, in the Guiness Book of Records as the steepest in the world.� Believe it or not we BOTH walked the 162m road, which at it's steepest point has a gradient of 1 in 2.86m!!!� Luckily there's a bench and water fountain at the top.� More scary is the descent though, especially with the dodgy ankle!� I later learnt that people actually run up and down this street as part of the Dunedin festival, for fun!�

Our next stop was the Dunedin Railway Station.� An impressive building built in 1907 from volcanic rock and limestone. The floor is completely mosaiced with the "NZR" logo and various train motifs.� A beautiful building all round with lovely gardens for us to picnic in too.

Finally we had one last look around the city and it's shops, we're not quite sure how long it'll be until we see some more!!!!