Dunedin is the largest city in the province of Otago. Known as the Edinburgh of the South, it has a beautiful setting at the head of Port Chalmers, a long inlet flanked on either side by rolling green hills. In perfect weather, we drove a winding, narrow, coast-hugging road out to Akaroa. Akaroa will be forever famous in New Zealand as the site of worst mass-murder in New Zealand’s history. After some searching, we finally found the poignant memorial to the innocent people who lost their lives to a crazy man named David Gray back in 1994.
Sheep near Port Chalmers
Dunedin is also the origin of the Kiwi half of my family, descended from Scottish and English settlers. My grandparents grew up in the Leith Valley, where the camping ground we were staying at happened to be. Nearby is Baldwin St, the world’s steepest street and on my granddad’s old paper delivery route. We paid a visit to one of my relatives, Russell, who is my mother’s cousin and a retired cinema projectionist. He took us on a short walking tour and was able to pass on a wealth of information about Dunedin’s fascinating history. On Russell’s advice, we drove out to St Claire for a walk on the beach and then to the beautiful fishing village of Portobello, where we camped for the night.
St Claire Beach
Sheep near Port Chalmers
Dunedin is also the origin of the Kiwi half of my family, descended from Scottish and English settlers. My grandparents grew up in the Leith Valley, where the camping ground we were staying at happened to be. Nearby is Baldwin St, the world’s steepest street and on my granddad’s old paper delivery route. We paid a visit to one of my relatives, Russell, who is my mother’s cousin and a retired cinema projectionist. He took us on a short walking tour and was able to pass on a wealth of information about Dunedin’s fascinating history. On Russell’s advice, we drove out to St Claire for a walk on the beach and then to the beautiful fishing village of Portobello, where we camped for the night.
St Claire Beach
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