Blogs from Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 2

Geo: -45.8746, 170.503Vroeg in de ochtend zijn we vertrokken naar de Mouraki Boulders. Het is een vreemd natuurverschijnsel. Het zijn grote ronde bolvormige kasseien die half bovenkomen op het strand, net aan de waterlijn. Nu het eb was konden we er mooi langslopen op het strand. Het was ook mooi zonnig toen we er waren, terwijl het de rest van de dag eerder bewolkt was met een koude wind. We hebben nog een wandeling gemaakt langs het strand en op de "hobbit"heuvel ernaast, en zijn op het terras nog iets gaan drinken. We hebben gelunched in de stad Dunedin aan de Octagon. Het centrum van de stad wordt gevormd door een achthoekig plein, vandaar de naam. Nadat we onze campervan hadden achtergelaten op de camping, zijn we met een georganiseerde tour (Elm) de natuur gaan verkennen ... read more

Hey, Some more pictures from the nice wildlife here in Dunedin! Cheers, Stefan... read more

So on to Dunedin. This will be the last port of call before scenic cruising in the Fjordland's National Park then a 2-day crossing to Australia. Once back on this ship this evening, the next time Chris and Roisin disembark will be with their luggage! Dunedin port is not big enough to take a cruise ship so the Sapphire Princess tied up at Port Chalmers and shuttles were organised to take passengers the 20-minute drive to the centre of Dunedin. Scottish settlers founded Dunedin and the name is derived from the Gaelic for Edinburgh. It is located on the Otago Peninsula and is New Zealand's 4th largest city. It is spread over the hills at the head of a beautiful harbour – a kiwi city with a Scottish heart? A statue of Robbie Burns proudly stands ... read more

So we wake up not to sunshine but not to rain so that is a good start. I still don the jumper and jacket and even have my scarf in my bag just in case. Who thought talking about my holiday in the South Island would involve talking about the weather? Thankfully as the day progressed Mr Golden Sun decided to show himself! Our morning was all about discovering Dunedin city centre after we dragged ourselves into town on foot having no change to catch a bus. The City itself did impress me with it's style of buildings...so much so that I felt forced to take a few pictures of them. We naturally headed towards the Octagon as it was placed right in the middle of the City with a statue of Robert Burns no less, ... read more

Last sunday I rented a car with some friends and went to some of the different beaches and bays surrounding dunedin, the city I live in. We first went to a bay called the boulders, which has perfectly shaped round boulders that look pretty strange. After that we had lunch at a beach called St.Claire. Then we went to a look out called lovers leap. The last thing we did was go to sandfly bay. It had lots of people on it but also tons of wildlife. It was surprising seeing people play rugby right next to the monstrous sea lions. Anyways, it was a fun and relaxing sunday!... read more