Tricia, van, rally cross, me shaken till unconscious, screeching stop. Te Anau to Dunedin, job done.
I then cruised us along the insanely scenic Portabello road to the albatross and other stuff cruise while Tricia checked her emails???
The previous victims disembarked the cruise boat and squeezed gallons of water from their clothing. It's rough out today.
This surely means Tricia's lucky streak is about to end.
She sat at the front. Now this is really asking for it. Hold on a minute, she's sitting right next to me.
The boat heaved all over the place, tons of bird life, a few Albatross, but still no lunch. And we didn't get wet. Apparently the last group got unlucky when hit by one giant wave.
Speed to eco tour #2, the penguin trenches. We sneaked around in the trenches and peaked out at the nests. Chicks and adults.
Speed to eco tour #3 the Albatross viewing. Gulped a coffee and pie in the 5 minutes we had to spare.
This is awesome. 270 degree views down the bay to sunset over Dunedin and right around to the Albatross runway. Sometimes they pass so close to the window you could reach out and touch them.
Speed to eco tour #4 the fully operational 1880 Armstrong cannon. This was constructed to defend against the imminent Russian invasion. OZ had them too. It's an eco tour because the gun cannot be fired due to nesting albatross right outside.
Speed to eco tour #5 the penguin parade.
Much smaller viewing platform than Phillip Island but a far superior experience. Especially with sunset over the bay.
Speed to the motel we phoned in between tours.
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