Dunedin

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We arrived on the 12th, taking our time coming down the eastern coast of the island.

I am going to publish this now, and fill in the journal later.

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Photos

From the peninsula
Dunedin also has a peninsula like Christchurch, called the Otago Peninsula with a high road and a low road forming a loop.

Looking down at the waves
Just staring into the clear water.

Eating Al Fresco
I must be turining into my mother! We have lots of "pitnics" (that's how she used to say the word) and really enjoy them. Not always a picnic table available, so we improvise. The tarp is getting more use in picnics than under a tent.

Being practical
If your cedar hedge dies, it can still work as a fence.

Red Hot Pokers
Dunedin is the spot to see these. Many homes and gardens sport large plantings of them.

The end of the world.
Going along the road that seems to drop away - actually just a few hundred foot drop at the edge. Travelling on the high road of the Otago Peninsula.

Seals at the Albatross Centre
These two fellas are taking a nap on the tourist's side of the fence that normally protects them from prying eyes of humans. The sign said they are young males escaping the attacks of dominant males in the herd.

Baby Blue Penguin
Just near the seals is a nesting place for Blue Penguins, a smaller variety native to NZ. The babies stay in the nests while the adults fish. Tourists stay behind a fence to watch the adults come in to feed the babies two hours before dusk.

Uh - a church?
Dunedin, like Christchurh, is full of older buildings, in Edwardian and Victorian styles. I took this one yesterday in the Octagon, the central portion of downtown Dunedin dominated by this large Anglican church.

Visiting the rellies!
Last night, we went to Tunnel Beach with Jacquie and her fiancee Dave, and his two daughters Caitlyn and Jessica. This is a favourite outing for visiting friends Dave tells me.

Nope, not The Tunnel
That hole in the rock on the lower right is not the Tunnel. Instead the term refers to a tunnel of steps leading down to the beach, built by an owner of a nearby castle to give his family easy access to it.

Tunnel Beach
We went down the tunnel of steps to the beach.

A Rock.
Any questions?

All Sandstone
I could chip it away with my hands.

Mussels
Tiny mussels were growing in the shallow pits in the sandstone. Jessica and I check them out.

Ocean Beach Road
was behind the family park where we are staying in a Tourist Flat. It would be a nice walk if it weren't raining. Actually at this point it was just drizzle.

Ocean Beach Road
borders on a golf course that is also behind our park.

Mt Cargill
We also drove up to Mount Cargill to have a look down on Dunedin.

Mt Cargill
Pat had been hoping to get in a game of golf but the rain got in the way.

Mt Cargill
Lots of bodies of water around the city