http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , New Zealand , South Island , Dunedin en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:36 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:36 +0000 Saturday 6th April Day Three Dunedin and a tour of the Cadbury Chocolate Factory yummy a visit to Larnach Castle fascinating with lunch in the great ballroom delicious and bus tour of the city. As you might guess from all the names much of it was settled by the Scots and the mountainous scenery and water all around is as impressive as much of Scotland.Dunedin is situated at the base o http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-781161.html I got on the Inter Islander Ferry to cross from Wellington to Picton. My initial plan on the South Island was to go from Picton and travel the west coast and arrive in Queenstown. By bus it would39ve probably taken me a couple of days since there isn39t a straight ride from Picton to Queenstown using Naked Bus I had a 5 ride ticket with that company so it would39ve been a waste of tim http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-772091.html Hi everyoneWe have settled into the cruising life and now we are hooked. Cheryl and Paul told us it wouldnt take long and you were spot on guys. The first day I was a little dubious but after I got used to the boat movement Ive been fine. I am now sitting on our balcony with my feet up writing this blog. Its a bit cold so I am wearing the fluffy bathrobe from the cabin. The balcony looks http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-769213.html Hello it39s me againNot much going on today. Weather iffy. Rain off and on. Good day for a smallGarden and a museum. I hate museums But off we go. It39s a settlers museumhow bad could it be. So here39s the story. The Chinese Garden was designed andbuilt in Shanghai China. Dismantled and shipped to Dunedin New Zealand andreassembled. So a few images from that. Almost next to it is the O http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-764873.html Hello everybodyWe are pretty far south in the Southern Hemisphere . The daylight lasts till 1030 pm. Dunedin was settled by the Scottish settlers and has many buildingsthat are reminiscent of the UK. The one thing I did not expect is how hilly and winding it would be. The traffic is not to bad as Wellington. The wholepopulation of NZ is 4 million. 3 million are on the north island even though it http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-764136.html Well the bucket was still under the light when we went down for breakfast. Yes I know it is the fast of Tevet but I don39t fast. The fast will go out at 1004 tonight. About half the group were fasting. Don and I together with Marcia and Norman got off the ship which had berthed in Port Chalmers. We hailed a taxi or rather Don hailed the taxi in his inimical fashion of launching himself in fron http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-762792.html After breakfast we drove in to Dunedin city centre and shopped for a while the place was alive with graduation ceremonies and students and their parents. There were bagpipes and a procession in the town and it really felt like Scotland and it was so odd that people were talking with a New Zealand accent we were expecting Scottish. I had my nails done as a treat and that was lovely. Steve looked a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-761496.html Our trip is starting in Dunedinstaying at the kingsgate hotel thanks to our groupon voucher. We arrive at 4pm pick up our car from Pegasus carental and then head to accommodation. We were thinking of booking in for the 6.30pm tour to see the albatross colony at taiaroa heads but didn39t think we would have enough time to have dinner then get out there so have booked for the night tour to s http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-755695.html After leaving Christchurch we made our way down south in our little Nissan Sunny crib. We had a couple of stops for a brew. When we got to Dunedin anyone who knows Mike ask him where we stopped as I got him so confused with the pronunciation it was hilarious I can bring anyone down to my level ha ha. So we arrive in Dunedin and all I can say is has someone transported me to ScotlandI am s http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-754054.html We arrived in Dunedin a town with predominantly Scottish heritage in the late afternoon. It is a typical seaside town. Our campsite was pretty with seabird murals on all of the buildings. We had intended on going out for a walk but we were starrting to come down off our paragliding high and as the adrenaline left our systems we became very sleepy So it was decided to cook in and watch a DV http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-732872.html Worlds steepest street and arsing about http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-720871.html April 2327Last week in Dunedin This unfortunately marks the end of my time working at the hospital in Dunedin. I39ll quickly give the highlights of this past week. On Monday we had another scoliosis case. I once again tried to make matchsticks and Mr. Cartstens once again made fun of them. Whatever I thought they were beautiful. On Tuesday we again had fracture clinic. I had a very embarra http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-715123.html April 1620This has been a very busy week at work. I attended several lectures and grand rounds. The grand rounds covered different types of dermatomyositis and I had forgotten how much that I had forgotten Better review it before Step 3. On Tuesday we had fracture clinic with nothing too exciting. On Wednesday was the day I had the multiple lectures during which it was diffcult to stay awake. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-715117.html April 10 Today we had more fracture clinic. Nothing too exciting happened. I found a gym on the University of Otago39s campus. I39m also staying at a different hostel now Penny39s backpackers. April 11 Today I got to wear a spacesuit We did a fullknee revision which requires extra gear which I call spacesuits. The surgeon was Canadian and we jokingly jabbed at each other39s coun http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-715109.html 25 April ANZAC DAYAt long last it39s time to catch up with the blog. The last few days have been so full on that we haven39t had time to do much else than drive check in for the night have a feed and sleep. Also as previously mentioned the internet is a patchy thing and very costly here.We arrived in the beautiful city of Dunedin on the eve of Anzac Day which is very big here of course http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-713204.html This country is truly one of many contrasts. In this blog will talk about our experiences with the sea from very different perspectives.At the beginning of the week we spent 1.5 days on an overnight cruise of Doubtful Sound on a small charter boat. To begin with the weather was phenomenal bright sunshine in an area that sees about 280 days of rain per year and clear skies at night revealing sta http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-700836.html Good afternoon readers this blog is part David Attenborough documentary part ecology lesson and mostly promoting two excellent tour operators in the South Island.I have been doing my favourite thing since I finished work last week and hunting out the local wildlife in a foreign country not with a rifle sight and snares but with binoculars infrared torches and some very helpful knowledgabl http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-695701.html The day started off well managed to wake up my miserable complaining roommates at 8.30 which I was pleased about. Nothing like a bit of revenge to put a spring in your step Today39s trip is going to take me from Catlins to Dunedin around the final leg of the Southern Scenic route. Fortunately this leg is more scenic than the previous element however the clouds and the mist are lying low to http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-684806.html Now its been a very long time since the last entry we were quite busy searching for the next surf and the next kajak session. I wont write that much as we realized that less and less people are reading our blog Anyway after some days in Raglan we headed towards Rotorua were the famous geysers of nz are impressive and very smelly...We found a pretty nice campground with hot water pools a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-681579.html Left Mt Cook and stopped off in a few places en route to Dunedin the socalled Edinburgh of the south TwiselElephant RocksHampden just for the toilet and the nameMoeraki Boulders.Weather still excellent.The stop at the Elephant Rocks was a deviation from the planned route it sounded interesting and was They are large weathered limestone rocks shaped like........you39ve guessed itel http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Dunedin/blog-680685.html