Residents in Aotearoa: Dunedin

Monday, 3 October 2022

Dunedin

Hello from the South Island and specifically, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Our flight down was uneventful, and we were met at the airport and bused into the city. After a short sight-seeing tour we checked into the Scenic Southern Cross Hotel and began to unwind with a free happy-hour. It actually turned out to be more like a happy hour and a half.

Then a dinner of either fish or twice-cooked pork belly. We're done now for the day and are beat. I'm going to make this just a very short, quick look at what we've seen of Dunedin so far.

Sorry for the brevity, but I'm out of steam. I need to get horizontal.

Tomorrow we have a cruise out through The Heads and into the Pacific. Then the return trip and some afternoon fish and chips. Sounds good doesn't it?

I'll be doing proper posts again soon. -djf

6 comments:

Dianne3 October 2022 at 02:56
Glad you arrived safely! I've heard that Dunedin has some of the steepest streets of any city in the world! But I'm sure that won't stop you from enjoying every minute of your adventure.
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Anonymous3 October 2022 at 04:38
I am so glad that the flight went well. The city looks beautiful and I look forward to seeing more when you are able to post. McKenzie
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Anonymous9 October 2022 at 20:16
Awesome start to adventure time!
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My deer blind, a place outside of time and space.

This is a picture of my deer hunting blind. I built in in 1975 and used it until about 2010. I'm publishing this picture and text on November 15 of 2022, the opening day of Michigan's rifle deer hunting season, to remember all the years I spent sitting there and occasionally harvesting a deer. I think that the meat I provided for my family was only a small portion of the benefit I received from hunting in this manner. Of greater value to me was the time I spent alone, watching the forest and its many components interact. I had time to unwind from the stresses of my work, to appreciate our world, and even sometimes to pray. That blind was a refuge to me. It was cozy, and comfortable and I spent much more time filming the activities of not only deer, but bears, racoons, turkeys, squirrels, hawks, and once, even a snowy owl, than I did harvesting deer. May I suggest to all of you that you try to find some time and a place, where you can be alone, and where you can ponder and appreciate your life and your place in the world. It does a body good. -djf