Otago Peninsula Dunedin

aka Dunedin.

Some facts about D:-

Dunedin is the Gaelic name for Edinburgh of the South, Maori name is Otepoti.
Dunedin is the farthest city in the world from London (and Edinburgh) - so we can really say we are half way round the world from our start point.

There are lots more facts - that I'll not bore you with, …

I begin our tale with Jess and I sitting in the car. We were on our way North- we're done with going south!

As is our way with new places, we didn't look at a map. We just drove straight into central Dunedin and drove round for a bit. After deciding we were lost, Jess checked the map and we found Cadbury World! We immediately parked just …

Today's weather: a fine and mild 22 degrees. Light showers in the evening.

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Being a Sunday it was time we had a slower start to the day. So after a pleasant sleep and late brekky, it was time to do some washing and for the kids to explore the Holiday park.

After lunch (which we never actually had) we headed out to …

We arrived
in Dunedin safely and with exemplary navigation by myself – not
getting lost once... I'm suffering with a cold, sore throat and
congestion so have been eating a lot of medicinal chocolate – as is
the custom over here... The afternoon that we arrived was spent
chilling out and doing admin stuff (yawn) …

Entry containing 1 photo titled: Around Dunedin @ Otago peninsula

Entry containing 13 photos titled: Train station in Dunedin , Inside the Train station, Inside the train station, A car in Dunedin, Huummm du chocolat petillant!, Great museum , Baldwin st. La rue la plus pentue du monde!, Guinness book of records, In the gardens of Larnach Castel

Some picture of our Christmas trip in the South Island of New Zealand …

We stayed in Dunedin for another night so we could have a look around the town. It's a typical Uni town, lots of bars, pubs and cafes. Dunedin is protected by a peninsula so we drove along the windy road all the way to the end (after stopping to feed the ducks). At the end was a Royal Albatross Colony but turns out it’s fenced off and a bit …

Soooooooooo......

We haven't updated this in a while, sorry people. Working hard n playing hard.

We arrived in Dunedin tired n all journeyed out, went to the pub and had a cheeky beer, which was more that well deserved. The journey down from Christchurch was beautiful, some of the most stunning scenery I have ever seen.
We …

In spite of a very unfavourable weather forecast the day dawned bright and sunny and we decided to visit the Otago Peninsula, just a short drive out of Dunedin. It was a beautiful drive, right along the water's edge for several miles with the sun sparkling on the water. The colours of the mountains all around and the bright yellow broom on the …

... from 2 nights to three. While Dunedin itself has little to offer in my opinion, I was eager to do a tour of the adjoining Otago Peninsula which is famous for its wildlife. I had a star next to the Elm Wildlife Tour in my Lonely Planet, so somebody ...

... and then turned round to make our way back to Dunedin.   In the afternoon, we joined the Elm Wildlife tour out to the Otago Peninsula. It was my second time on this trip, and it proved to be as enthralling as the first. The journey through the ...

... We also went on a trip to see the Yellow Eyed Penguins which were very cute and funny, and we went out to the Otago peninsula to see the Albatross that nest there. They are massive birds and thankfully it was a really windy day so we got excellent ...

... , walk to the top of Baldwin Street (the steepest street in the world which was quite cool and then we took the van out on Otago Peninsula for a drive and were going to have lunch out there, but we had seen a sign for St Kilda Beach and thought that for ...

... end. We were planning on having a low key evening but of course vetoed those plans and opted to drive to the end of the Otago Peninsula. The peninsula lies along one side of the bay, and since we were in Dunedin for only one day, it seemed like we really ...

... off. We came here to see the rarest penguin in the world - the Yellow Eyed Penguin - in a sanctuary on the Otago Peninsula, about 100km from Dunedin. We went on a guided tour of the place with the guy who actually founded the sanctuary and saved the ...

... combined beer making insight with the history of New Zealand. After pulling some pints, the Princess wanted to do a quick trip up the Otago Peninsula to see the rare Royal Albatross, and before you know it we were heading for our next ...

Our quality toilet experience behind us, the Otago peninsula draws us along its weaving inner coastline. The lowering sun does spectacular things to Otago Harbour and the unsettled land north of Dunedin. A scant 20 km in length, the peninsula seems a lot ...

... dinner (can anyone in New Zealand make an edible falafel?!) when we break out of the city into the rural charms of the Otago Peninsula. The transition to this wonderful landscape and my better frame of mind is the Exeloo south west of town. Emma returns ...

... see a few yards in front of us, as the rain lashed onto the windscreen. We had indeed arrived at New Zealand's 'Scottish City'. Dunedin is actually a Celtic word for Edinburgh. Upon checking into Stafford Gables YHA we were informed that we would be ...