Queenstown to Dunedin via Taeri Gorge Railroad Day 7 Easter

I was up early and went to the top floor of the hotel to check email and enjoy the gorgeous view. Phil and I walked into town and found a geocache in the park and then enjoyed coffee on the waterfront before hearing back to join the tour to Dunedin via Track and Trail.
We began in a mini bus and in Cromwell changed to a slightly larger bus with much narrower seats. Not what we expected. We traveled through a lot of wine groing country and then areas which reminded me of Wyoming before be left off in the middle of a nowhere landscape that looked like Veedawoo. There were several groups of bicyclists there also and a lonely outhouse.

Finally the narrow gauge train the the Taiera Valley appeared and we boarded for the spectacular ride to Dunedin.


Greg Sawyer met us at the station and took us to their holiday rental house in St. Leonardis for a lovely Easter dinner with Cami, Addie and Matthew.

We were treated to a meal complete with hokey pokey ice cream and feijoas for dessert.

They brought us to Sam and Lesley’s in Sawyers Bay where we were greeted by Sam’s dad, John who regaled us with storied of his establishing schools in Cambodia.