Dunedin

On the way to Dunedin, we drove down to the south coast and then through the Caitlins in some torrential rain. The only thing we dared getting out of the vehicle for was Nugget Point, which is a set of nuggety looking rocks scattered out to sea.

Dunedin is gaelic for Edinburgh and has a strong scottish heritage. It is home to the steepest road in the world, the usual spread of optomistic shops and best of all, the Speights Brewery. We joined a tour through it's quarters that covered not only the history of the brewery and beer in New Zealand but also the origins of beer and a couple of interesting stories. The original beer, brewed by the Egyptians, was known as 'buzah' and the Nordic toast of 'Skol' was first used by vikings who toasted each other with mugs made of enemies skulls. The tour ends in an open bar where the more we drank, the more excited our guide became and the more frequently he told us "the main thing is that each one is different".