Surprising Dunedin

After a 6 hour gorgeous (running along the Pacific) but long trip. I got to Dunedin on the 27.

Normally I'm not a shopper, but I found a wonderful bargain in wool, which I sent to the US today along with the wool I bought in Rotoruoa. Lots less to carry and pay overweight on when we head back to Australia (small airlines here have smaller fares, but have smaller weight allowances). I'm leaving today by bus to Te Anau, and then from there to Milford Sound.

Dunedin is a sweet city. It was founded by Scottish immigrants, and they built wonderful buildings and the first university in New Zealand. The big building is the train station, which is no longer used. Originally it was going to be torn down, but it was saved and now is owned by the city.

The center of the city if in the form of an octagon, with streets radiating out. It's hilly, has a lovely harbor and beautiful Victorian houses in a city which is navigatable on foot and bus.

Gotta sign off and get my bag from storage and some last minute black fly (sand fly) repellant. It's beautiful there but allegedly the insect life is TERRIBLE.