On The Road Again...
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Where I stayed
What I did
Southland Museum
Queens Park
Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand
Friday, October 28, 2011
After another magic thumb moment a woman who saw us in Te Anau picked us up and took us as far as Five Rivers. From there we got a trip straight to the city which is, yet again, lucky on our part! We were dropped off not too far from the hostel Amy had stayed in before so we went there to book a room for the night. The reception was out for a few hours so we dropped our stuff and went to the Southland Museum.
The museum was quite interesting with a lot of Maori history and an art gallery. It also has a section full of Tuatara, a lizard that is endangered. There was one called Henry who they think was born in the 19th century. Pretty impressive! After this we went to the nearby Queens Park.
Queens Park is basically a big Botanic Garden with an aviary and a little zoo section with a few animals. The pictures has a lot of what we saw, including a little Wallaby! That night I cooked some Lamb for us because Amy was wanting to try it. Long story short, I can cook :) lovely asparagus! We got talking to a Canadian in the hostel and got a few good tips about...well, our next destination!
