Spires, caves, marbles and fish

After another couple nights freedom camping on gorgeous beaches south and then north of Dunedin, we made a few stops on the coast before heading inland. Dunedin looks like a beautiful city and we drove to its center, the 'Octagon', skyped home at an Internet cafe and moved on, glimpsing the spires of gothic cathedrals on our way.
We had to wait for low tide to hike down to the Cathedral Caves, but they were worth the wait. These coastal caves are among the longest in the world and despite having to walk through knee deep water, in the rain, (Rory swam at one point!), we found four or five impressive and fascinating caves to explore, one with a penguin deep inside!
The Moeraki Boulders are nicknamed 'devils marbles' and are giant, spherical concretions formed millions of years ago and now lying on the beach. They were formed around pieces of shell or stone, encased in lime and like a grain of sand in a pearl, turned into these giant 'marbles' sometimes over 13 feet around. We climbed on them to help burn off the huge seafood lunch we treated ourselves to at the famous 'Fleurs' restaurant! We felt we couldn't miss it after hearing so much about it from friends and we were not disappointed. The fish was fresh, straight off the fishing boats; blue cod, sole, gurnard and Moki (Rory's favourite). The owner Fleur, being present, seemed to make all the difference. It wasn't a fancy place, more like a rustic fishing house on the water, but it was definitely the most expensive lunch we have ever had!