Blogs from Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 4

Die sind einfach PlemPlem Beim letzten Eintrag hab ich ja schon erwähnt das es recht kalt ist hier und der Wetterwechsel äußerst schnell passiert (wenige Minuten von Sonne und Warm zu Orkan und Platzregen und Arschkalt). Was ich bisher aber verschwiegen habe ist, dass die Leute hier noch bekloppter sind als in Schottland. Es ist manchmal draußen so kalt (vor allem Abends), das ich trotz 2er Shirts, einem dicken Pullover und einer Mega-Winterjacke so friere, dass ich eigentlich klinisch impotent oder erfroren sein müsste. Wer es nicht weiß: Als es in Schottland solche menschenverachtenden Temperaturen hatte, sind die Schotten in kurzen Hosen und die Mädls in den kleinsten Röckchen rumgelaufen, welche sie finden konnten. Aber eines musste man den Schotten lassen: Rein Jahreszeitentechnisch war es Sommer. Wenn es also rein von den Jahreszeiten her so ist, ... read more

Hi People, A man from the Council knocking on our camper door at 7.30am to ask us to be on our way by 8am woke us up this morning. We did expect this as we read on the Internet about this freedom camping spot and this happening each morning. It was fine as we were just getting up anyway. We drove into the center of Dunedin and parked up a little walk out of the city for free. We walked through the CBD, passing the shops and cafes, although being a Sunday most things were closed. We walked over to the famous Edwardian Railway station, we enquired about the price of the 4 hours Taieri Gorge Railway ($89 return) but we decided against it. It did look beautiful though. We then walked over to the stadium ... read more

Après une traversée pour nous ramener sur l'île sud assez chaotique (tempête pendant la nuit, mer très agitée) nous prenons le cap de Dunedin en passant par le parc naturel des Catlins. Initialement ce trajet ne devait nous prendre que 4 heures et pourtant nous y sommes restés la journée ! Au programme : des phares, des chutes d'eau et surtout la vie sauvages avec pingouins, phoques, otaries... La route n'étant pas toujours goudronnée sur cette partie de l'île, nous avançons doucement mais surement (oui un pare brise de changer suffit, on va essayer de ne pas se faire virer de l'assurance avant notre départ!). Après un premier stop pour apprécier la mer déchainée au pied d'un phare, nous découvrons les vestiges d'une forêt ensevelie par la mer, vieille de 180 millions d'années. Puis nous accédons ... read more

Hi everyone, did the 'hairy scarey' journey again and 2 hours later travelling from 'Old Bones Lodge' we are now in Dunedin, actually I think I'm in Scotland !! The weather is the same, thick mist and drizzle and I can see the highlands !! We found our Hostel, 'Oh Dear', what can I say, much worse. The house looks like an old spooky house, inside it is huge, corridors going everywhere, you need a map to find the toilet !! A very friendly Chinese man booked us in telling us that Dunedin was truly wonderful, gave us our key and pointed to the stairs, said we were right at the top. Ok, started climbing and climbing and climbing, 'I said to Stu, we must be in the attic', well seems that way, bedroom mmmmmmmm, single ... read more

En route we stopped at Waipapa Point which has an historic lighthouse. It's also a nesting spot for sea lions but we were there too early to see them coming ashore for the night. Next stop Mc Lean falls, which was lovely. We also stopped at Slope Point, the southernmost point of the South Island, and the furthest south I will ever travel! (Short of an expedition to the South Pole! ) At Curio Bay, at low tide, we saw a forest of fossilized tree trunks dated to be middle Jurassic, about 180 million yrs old! There is also a colony of yellow eyed penguins which come ashore here but again we were too early to see them. ... read more