It was interesting to start the day as visitors at Dunedin City Baptist Church. After attending the 10am service, we drove back into the city for a lunch of Subway and headed over to Olveston Historic House, where I had prebooked a 1pm private tour.

Having done this tour last time we were in Dunedin, I knew they would ask if anyone played the piano, as they need their Steinway grand piano from New York played regularly to keep it in tune. Jarrod was lucky enough to play, and I was lucky enough to once again appreciate the fruits of many years of lessons we have paid for! 😉 The kids enjoyed the tour, and our tour guide Kevin was very patient and willing to answer all our questions.

We then drove 25minutes away across the Otago Peninsula to Lanarch Castle. Equally as beautiful, with wonderful scenic views, this is New Zealand’s only castle. Built by William Lanarch, the family sold it and it was abandoned twice until the Baker family purchased it in 1967 and have spent the last fifty years renovating it. We enjoyed our self-guided tour of the buildings as well as time in the extensive gardens.

As we returned to the city, we detoured via the steepest street in the world, Baldwin St. The little three were very keen to climb it, and I was keen to hold the bags and jackets while they did. In the end we all climbed it at our own pace (which is my polite way of saying they waited for me back at the bus!) – around 300 steps up a street at an incline of 19 degrees! 😳

Back at our apartment, Ross went grocery shopping while I did some washing (I found the laundry building at the back of the complex here). Not much is open here on a Sunday, so Ross bought some KFC for dinnner and found the NRL grand final on our tv, which has made the boys very happy!