Feb. 5, 2008
Day 32

Dunedin, New Zealand

Our day began with a workout, then breakfast. We did not have a planned excursion but took the shuttle from Port Chalmers into Dunedin.

We stepped off the bus into Denedin’s central district which is a neat, eight-sided Octagon. The district is a charming place of antique volcanic stone buildings. We will post some pictures of the central landmarks such as the twin spires of St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Municipal Chambers and the City Art Gallery. The Taieri Gorge Railway also has a beautiful building and lovely gardens

We enjoyed touring the Cadbury chocolate factory and added to our cache of chocolate candy. We enjoyed looking through the shops and the craft tents located around the Octagon.

We returned to the ship to see it decorated for the Mardi Gras. We remembered to take our camera to dinner as the servers are always costumed for every occasion. We were not disappointed and took some pictures which I will post. Before dessert, the servers marched to New Orleans jazz music while clanging their kitchen tools (banging cookie sheets together etc.) .

Our entertainer was an impressionist who presented tributes to Sammy Davis, Stevie Wonder and others.