After breakfast, we took a drive along the Otago Penninsula Low Road. Our first stop being a cute little pottery shop which sold all sorts of items from around the world. It even had some older items from Poole Pottery!
Next, we took a trip to the Portobello school to see what a small New Zealand school was like... The children were very polite, very well behaved and the school had a range of nice new ipads to use! The deputy head even helped us solve a mystery - the animal that makes strange cackling noises in the middle of the night, and wakes us up ... is a possum!
At the end of the Penninsula we spotted a penguin and a seal on the beach. However, it was not windy enough to see the animal we were there to see, the albatross! There was a visitors centre and some nests but today, no birds flying above!
We had lunch at a house on the beach before visiting a small family business making pottery hens, very beautifully painted by hand. Next was a trip to a Maori Marae which was a bit like a meeting house and covered in exquisite carvings. We learnt a little about the Maori culture, which was really interesting.
Finally, we left the Penninsula behind and late in the afternoon and visited the Otago museum. They had exhibitions on people, art, ships and our favourite was ... the animals.
Just before we headed back for dinner, we went to visit the steepest street in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records, Baldwin Street, and .... it was steep!
Next, we took a trip to the Portobello school to see what a small New Zealand school was like... The children were very polite, very well behaved and the school had a range of nice new ipads to use! The deputy head even helped us solve a mystery - the animal that makes strange cackling noises in the middle of the night, and wakes us up ... is a possum!
At the end of the Penninsula we spotted a penguin and a seal on the beach. However, it was not windy enough to see the animal we were there to see, the albatross! There was a visitors centre and some nests but today, no birds flying above!
We had lunch at a house on the beach before visiting a small family business making pottery hens, very beautifully painted by hand. Next was a trip to a Maori Marae which was a bit like a meeting house and covered in exquisite carvings. We learnt a little about the Maori culture, which was really interesting.
Finally, we left the Penninsula behind and late in the afternoon and visited the Otago museum. They had exhibitions on people, art, ships and our favourite was ... the animals.
Just before we headed back for dinner, we went to visit the steepest street in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records, Baldwin Street, and .... it was steep!
