Goodbye Dunedin. Our B&B hosts had told us that the best cheese rolls were at Mitre 10, but they had heard that Robbie's did good ones as well. As we drove into the city we saw Mitre 10 and thought that we had just had breakfast and couldn't really fit a cheese roll in.
Then bam, the car was stopped right outside Robbie's. What were we to do? Of course we had to go in and try one, especially as the sign said that they were award winning. Robbie's is a bar, but we had a cup of tea and the cheese rolls came out and were bread sliced long ways, so were as long as a loaf of bread. We did our scientific research and rated them low, as the cheese didn't droop out when bitten and they were a bit floury.
A leisurely start with a trip to the Otago Museum and then a spot of shopping, and then we hit the road. Nothing much to say except more beautiful countryside and a stop in the little town of Lawrence for a late lunch. The whole town is free wifi and our lunch was superb, Cheese rolls I hear you ask, now don't be silly, I had fish and chips.
We stopped in Alexandra for a wee and to clean the windshield and a guy came up to Lance and asked if he could buy Lance's tee shirt! It is a Carlaw Park diehards shirt (an old Rugby League ground in Auckland). Lance told him the web site and he was a happy man. An uneventful trip through to Queenstown with one stop at Wooing Tree vineyards in Cromwall to send a box of Rose home.
It was lovely to be back with Kay and Jeff and we set off into town for dinner at Madame Woo. I had read a good review for this place and Kay had been many times and enjoyed it, however last night they were not up to speed in many ways, I'm not saying don't go, because some of the food was great, however there were moments when had to question the service and a particular dish was sent back to the kitchen. We took a quick wander around town and back home for a night cap.
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