New Years Eve

After Dave caught his rainbow trout, we got on the road heading to Dunedin. We made a few pit stops on the way to sightsee. Our first stop was at a berry farm. We bought 2.2 pounds of fresh organic raspberries for 11 US Dollars. We started devouring them as soon as we got back in the car. Not only did we get an amazing deal, they were absolutely delicious. We think the best we have ever had. Yum Yum! Our next stop was the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony. We did see a one year old chick hiding under the board walk, and some penguins through a looking box. We were quite disappointed that we didn't see more, but we still enjoyed the one little guy. If we would have been

there at dusk, we would have seen tons coming in from the sea. We stopped at the Moeraki Boulders around lunch time, where we ate peanut butter and fresh raspberry sandwiches (after all we have lots to eat before they go bad), and then walked to the boulders. These boulders are perfectly round rocks just lying in the sand on the beach. It is crazy how round they are. It appears some giants were playing bocce ball on the beach and left their game in a hurry. The beach did have a lot of people admiring the boulders, but we managed to get our share of time with the rocks.

We kept going to Dunedin after the boulders to check into our hotel. Then we jumped back in the car to go see the steepest street in the world. Not only did we drive up Baldwin street, we walked up it too. There is a water fountain at the top, which is very necessary. At its steepest the road is at a 35% angle. The road is only 1150 feet long, and rises from 98 feet to 330 feet above sea level. The beginning part is not very steep, but then it gets really steep! Great exercise!
Next on the agenda: New Years. We are excited about 2012 and can't wait to see what the year brings. It will be hard to top 2011. We have three more weeks on our South Island road trip with lots to see and do. This country has so many beautiful places and things to see and experience. We are certainly glad we have plenty of time to do as much as possible. The new year is exciting for us here in New Zealand. We have about 3 more months in this amazing country and I'm sure it will fly by. Dave is hoping to catch several stripped marlin, a couple blue marlin, and a black marlin in the new year. Jill is hoping to catch a stripped marlin and at least one kingfish when we get back to the Bay of Islands. Guess there is not much to wish for when you are as lucky as we are! It's great to live life to the fullest. Happy New Year to everyone!