Day 17 Cruise Day 6 Dunedin Port

Just for the record, it is pronounced "Dunn-knee-din". 



Our pictures from last night.

Today we have a train ride.



We docked in Dunedin and there is a lumber yard right on the pier next to us.


We have a bus ride to the train station, and we noticed a lovely bike path all along the water of the harbor which is from an ancient volcano that blew out one side. We were told this train depot is one of the most photographed in the world.
The train is set up in tables of 4, with two people facing forward and two riding backwards. We are supposed to switch positions at the midpoint of the journey, but we will see.


The couple that sat with us was very grumpy. They wanted to switch to a table with their friends, or a different car, but the conductor apparently didn't let them. We offered to switch, but it didn't help them. This should be a 5-hour trip. They have a goat dog riding along with the engineer. The dog's job is to clear the tunnels of goats before we go through. Don't want to murder any goats, that's for sure. We have 10 tunnels each way, since this is an out-n-back type of journey. They gave us a snack box and water.

There was a convenient souvenir stop setup by the locals at the point where they have to switch the engine to the other side of the train. We supported some local kids who had a sign saying they are saving for a trip to Canada and bought some chocolate chip cookies. The cookies were 2 for $5 NZ, so we gave them 3 20-dollar coins, so we could get rid of some of our NZ dollars, and help them out a little in the process. I call that a win-win. We switched sides of the train for the ride back but now I have to ride backwards. The couple across from us would not let me sit on the other side. I moved to an open seat that was riding forward.

Evening show is called 'The Secret Silk' and it included some marionettes.

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