Scotland

Having been lulled into a false sense of lower expectation we headed north towards Dunedin. For some reason we hadn't thought much about staying here for long but as the Coastal Scenic Route gets closer the beaches get better and when you start to see names like Ardmore, Kintyre and McTaggert you know you are in Scotland!
We checked into a motel and set off up the Otago Peninsula. It wouldn't be Scotland without a castle and sure enough there is Larnach Castle, the only one in New Zealand and it is superb, built in the Victoria era, the owner spared no expense in importing the finest timber, glass, marble and tiles and the top artisans to install them.

The far reaching views (apologies for mentioning that again) over Otago Harbour, the beaches of the Pacific and the lush green valleys are worth the entry fee alone, and the gardens are beautiful.

As we were in Scotland some links golf seemed appropriate so we squeezed in a twilight round and true to from there were some wee showers.