A gloriously sunny day in Dunedin today (not roasting hot though -- max temp of about 19 degrees).
I started off with a swim, then walked up the steepest residential street in the world (Baldwin St.) and then finished off by spending the afternoon on the Otago Peninsula.
The Peninsula has some lovely beaches. I dipped my toes into the Pacific ocean on one of them -- the water was bracingly cold!
Tomorrow I should've been travelling up to Christchurch. Instead I'm going to Oamaru. Apparently it's famous for penguins and there is a cheese factory (Whitestone Cheese).
I was talking to an American yesterday and she was describing the earthquake and how her backpack is still in a hotel in the Christchurch CBD. The CBD is still 'locked down' -- there is a security cordon around it and there is no clear idea as to when it will be safe to re-open it. The hotel I was due to stay in is inside the cordon.
So instead of Christchurch I might get to see some penguins!
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