North Otago is celebrating its Victorian Heritage this week.
Most people who work in the historic precinct dress up to the Victorian theme all the time. During heritage celebrations many locals and visitors also don the clothes our earliest European settlers wore.
Yesterday we spent a very enjoyable afternoon at the gala race day.
Boru provided live music:
The Queen’s guard took a break from guarding to chat to visitors:
While the Queen herself took part in, and won, a celebrity race:
We were treated to fine food from Sally Anne of Fat Sally’s and Portside fame, had lots of laughs and I made an $8 profit from betting.
Today the historic precinct hosts the annual Victorian Fete and World Stone Sawing championships.
Advertisement
