Dunedin Part 2

We decided to stay in town last night (Friday) and the Railway Station carpark could have been an option but because they hold a market there on Saturday mornings any motorhomes would have had to be out by 6.00am which is a trifle early apart from all the disturbing traffic noise from the busy road. So we drove down the student end of town, saw the great new covered stadium and parked in the car park of the Caledonian Sports ground which is quiet at this time of the year - just the odd person training and the security guy driving by every hour or two.

The first "dong" sounds

This morning (Saturday) we went into town in time to see the 22nd annual 243 metre "Timebuster" race around the Octagon where the competitors (the six fastest male and female Otago sprinters, so we couldn't enter) start at 10.00am on the 1st of the 10 clock chimes for the hour and try to complete the circuit before the 10th chime. It's only been done 3 times since they first started the competition and it just wasn't quite done today but they all won cash prizes.

When asked if she'd take me to Auckland, she politely refused!

There was a very festive atmosphere in the Octogon with a great elderly jazz band playing, vintage cars and passengers from the 3 cruise ships which are in port today as well as lots of locals.

The "Scottishness" of Dunedin

The local market at the Railway Station was crowded and wonderful and we stocked up on lots of local fruit including cherries, raspberries, blueberries and apricots as well as veges and some venison patties which we hadn't tried before but, after eating them for dinner, we can recommend them!

We have decided to play golf tomorrow (Sunday) at Balmacewen which in the oldest course in the Southern hemisphere so we drove up here this afternoon and as they are happy for us to stay overnight in their carpark that's where we are at the moment. Before dinner we crossed over the golf course and walked for nearly a couple of hours along the Ross Creek tracks up to the reservoir and down along the Water of Leith which all students are very familiar with. The paths up Ross Creek are great and there were lots of joggers out enjoying them.