February 13, 2016. Southeast South Island

CAMPGROUND:  Freedom camp south of Dunedin.  Free.  Both self-contained and non self-contained along beach.  Just a parking lot.  Surprisingly ok toilets.  Dishwashing area.  

LOCATION:  Near Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

WEATHER:  Cooler. Highs in 60s

We had breakfast in the communal kitchen from last night's nice holiday park.  George pretended to pump gas with this antique.

We drove through a valley filled with vineyards, wineries, cows and lots of sheep until we hit the east coast.  We stopped in a little town famous for its cheese and bought their signature blue cheese. 

We stopped in another town famous as a Victorian village and visited their shops and brewery.

Seals were sunning themselves at this rocky point along the way..

We found this freedom camping area a little south of Dunedin.  It has a section for non self-contained vehicles, and it was already full when we arrived.  We were the only one in the certified, self-contained section.  Then the vans kept arriving, disregarding the 2 sections.  It became jam-packed with cars and vans, mostly really beat up vehicles.  I think we are the only people older than 25.  A real hippie town!

DINNER:  Spaghetti using the leftover lamb meatballs from the other night.  I added a tomato and green onion.  Since it is summer here, there are nice tomatoes and sweet corn available.  I topped the spaghetti with a wee bit of the blue cheese we bought today.  Yum!