Dunedin

This post will include multiple days!  I am editing this from home in Colorado.  We had great days in Dunedin, but to stay true to my blog, I'm posting all the posts from the original blog.  Enjoy...  There are also multiple picture slideshows.  (Four Slideshows - Dunedin, Dunedin 2, Dunedin 3, and Larnach Castle)

Day 1

Everyone says Dunedin is cold.  I laugh…  It’s cold!!  The high today was about 46°, but it’s wet and windy – and did I mention – COLD!  We decided since it was  rainy we’d check out the town.  We headed around town and planned to tour the college, but it really was cold and wet.  We finally ended up at the train station and signed up for a 4 hour train ride up the Taieri Gorge.  Before it left, we had about 3 hours to kill so we went to the museum, which was very interesting, an art gallery, had lunch, and visited some shops. 

The train was very nice and it was really nice because we were inside and pretty warm!  It’s nice to have a feel for the area around Dunedin.  We never left the city limits.  Dunedin has claimed a lot of land! 

We’ll check out a few things tomorrow, too.  Then it’s off to the penguins and albatross habitat!  See slideshow below

Day 2

This will be my last post until my return.  We are too busy and the Internet here is EXPENSIVE!  I'll post some final pictures when I get home.

Today we are going out to view penguins and albatross.  We've taken a tour of campus.  Tomorrow, we are going up to some beach with cool rocks.  Then John will get dropped off at the airport and I'll be heading home on Monday.  I should arrive Monday night, MST at 9:30 P.M.  It will literally be the LONGEST day of my life  :)

Anyway, enough for now.  Check back on Thursday or Friday for some final pictures!

Kathie and John  See slideshow below

Day 3 (This was written after I got home)

Well, I'm back home now and trying to get back into reality!  What a trip!

 Now that I'm home, I am posting pictures from the last few days in Dunedin.  We visited the campus, went on a seal, albatross, and penguin viewing tour, visited the Larnach Castle, and visited the Moeraki Boulders.  There are so many more things to do in the Dunedin area.  I hope to get back to New Zealand someday because there are still a lot of things I'd like to see and do.  It's not like we didn't try to see it all though.

 Dunedin is a great town, but a little cold and rainy while we were there.  In fact, one day I texted Bill because it was 46° in Dunedin and 41° in Gunnison!  I think John will have a great time!  He's regretting he forgot his skateboard with all the hills in town!

 I hope you enjoyed the blog.  I don't think John will continue it, as he'll begin his studies, but you never know.  I am putting all the blog on a website which will be easier to access by day and activity.  As the days go by, I'll also be adding LOTS more pictures to the web albums I have since I now have Internet access I don't have to pay by the mb.  So - CHECK BACK SOON!!  (Actually - now all the pictures are in the slideshows - no more to come...)  See slideshow below