pleased that we’d even seen one! So with seals, sea lions and penguins we’d seen almost all that Otago had to offer - so we decided to head back to the albatross colony to see of any of them would be coming home so we could complete the picture. On the way we had a quick look at **** castle, the only castle in New Zealand. We didn’t go in as it was a bit steep, but we caught a sneaky glance from the driveway. Quite strange to see a proper Scottish looking castle in this part of the world!! When we arrived back at the Albatross colony, the wind was really making it very cold, but we went to have a look over the cliff out to sea with our zoom lens at the ready!! We were both very excited when we saw a large bird gliding around the headland, and snapped away. Our excitement didn’t last for long though, as when we showed the photo to a guide in the visitor centre he informed us that our prize albatross shot was in fact of a gannet! He’d said that there hadn’t been many of them returning that afternoon

which was strange as the high winds were good for them gliding. He did say that if any did come back then we’d see them circle over the car park. We were going to buy a brew in the café there, but it had closed, so we made a hot chocolate in Bongo instead and waited and watched for about an hour or so. By that point we’d decided that it just wasn’t going to be our day to see an albatross, so reluctantly headed back towards Dunedin. The sun was starting to go down, and the whole sky was a lovely fiery mix of colours, so we stopped for a quick photo opportunity, and as I looked back to take one last photo towards the colony, we both saw what looked like a very big bird circle above!! Was it an albatross? Well I guess we’ll never know - from that distance it was impossible to be sure - but it sure looked like it!! The drive back down the peninsular to Dunedin was very pleasant, and we headed back to the cheap Asian café area for a feast of Cambodian style noodles and rice - not quite the same as