other Scottish products!! We checked out the information centre, and picked up a leaflet of walks on the Otago Peninsular, tonight’s destination. We had a pick me up sandwich, and then wandered a little more around the City. In the university district we found loads of really cheap Asian cafes including a couple of Cambodian ones which sold bowls of noodle soup for less than £2!! We wished we hadn’t had the sandwich, but reckoned we’d be back some other time!! The only other task for the day was to find a Rough Guide to the USA so we could check out Hawaii and decide where we wanted to go so we could book our flights while they were still in the sale. We wanted a Rough Guide rather than a Lonely Planet as they give details of Camp Sites. Unfortunately no-where had one, as a new Lonely Planet had just come out, and most people wanted that. We resigned ourselves to having to wait to Christchurch, and headed back to the campsite via St Clair, as the bus there came first!! The walk along the beach

wasn’t half as pleasant due to the increasing winds and rain, so we headed straight off for *****, where we found a really nice campsite and feasted on the treats we’d bought in the supermarket the day before.
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The main attraction on the peninsula was the many and varied wildlife. We started off by checking out the Royal Albatross colony at the end of the road. The visitor centre was really interesting and told the story of these amazing birds - the largest albatross in the world. They spend most of their time at sea, but come to this one place in New Zealand to raise their chicks. An amazing fact is that once they have chosen a mate, the male and the female set off around the world in opposite directions, and then arrive at their chosen mating spot within something like five hours of each other!! It also said that they went out fishing in the early morning and then came back with food for