Seacliff

I've made it to Seacliff. Seacliff probably has more horses than people, however it's a great place on the coast. I arrived last night after driving up through Dunedin. I'm WWOOFing (Willing Workers On Organic Farms) at the Asylum Lodge. The place is ...

... and the newly fixed whiskey gallery, as well as keeping a discreet distance from the sealions. Christmas was at a backpackers in Seacliff, site of the largest building in NZ which was their big lunatic asylum - how appropriate, you may say... the owner ...

... . Seacliff and the madhouse We did not actually go into Dunedin that night but stayed on the outskirts in a tiny village called Seacliff in a hostel called the Asylum Lodge. It was an old asylum but now it is a working farm and they offer opportunities ...

... not sure when I'll even give that guy a call back. I want to do some kayaking/fishing and just hanging around the beach while I'm in Seacliff. I need food. Thanks to everyone for all of the Christmas presents/money if I didn't say so before. ...

... not visit a single winery.  The closer to Adelaide we got the worse the weather got.  Wind, rain, cold.  We headed for Seacliff, on the coast south of the airport. We are camped here for two nights. Did a shop to stock up.  Got to plan ...

... ; It was getting towards evening so I went and parked downtown and walked around down there for about an hour.  I found a spot above Seacliff on a dead end road between the freeway and the ocean by an oil rig pier where I stayed for the night.  ...

... and it wasn't even a happy hour! I left Noa and Erela there, and a german girl named Venessa joined us to Seacliff and Dunedin. SEACLIFF ASYLUM LODGE The point about the Asylum Lodge, is that you get all kinds of free sports and stuff like surfing ...

... and the kids in the pool were friendly and talkative. When Des and I walked along the beach we discovered we were right next to Seacliff beach and the next beach along was Brighton, just like at home.  The Aptos pier had a concrete boat at the end ...

Our practice trip with the camper to Streaky Bay and Coffin Bay started off with a few hitches like not being able to get the fridge hooked up. If it weren't for my Dad, we would have had to eat take-aways the whole time. Also a couple of water leakages ...

Saturday 16/5 & Sunday 17/5  After last night's crap weather we were glad to have a little blue sky mixed with cloud and the occasional sprinkling.  The wind had subsided and it could clear up to be a good day.  We lazed about and took ...