Old and new houses ...

Before we moved out of our old house, our flatmate Steve cooked for us.
Steve cooking

Early July we moved to our new home - that's what it looks like! We find it pretty - but sooooo cold!!
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Taieri Gorge Railway - Ausflug mit dem Pimperlzug!

NZ does not have too many trains, and those are really slow. We took the Taieri Gorge Railway out of Dunedin. It goes along the Taieri river, through a very sparse landscape - a very special beauty.

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St Kilda Beach

One of Dunedin's biggest beaches is St. Kilda's - and its very nice there for a walk!

St Kilda 1
St Kilda 2

Rugby in Dunedin

Although we find it still hard to understand why anyone would want to play Rugby, it is definitely fun to watch when they all throw themselves on a pile! Here some pics from the All Black's game against Fiji and the new stadium in Dunedin.


All Blacks vs. Fiji
Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin

Rakiura track

Our most Southern trip so far - on Queen's birthday-weekend we went to Stewart Island to do the Rakiura Track. We had unexpectedly good weather, but still the most muddy track we've ever seen. We were probably dirty as never before. And we learned how to distinguish Stewart islanders from tourists: all people from there were gumboots!

Rakiura track pictures

What happend in and around Dunedin in May ...

... Tom prepared his own Sushi ...

... Lorenz Fischer visited us ...

... we went to a Rugby match ...

... we went to Doctor's Point ...

Kepler track

Our third great walk started and ended in Te Anau, a small town in Southland. While our last trip (Abel Tasman National Park) was a track along the coast, now we hiked an actual mountain - and this made things a bit harder. Especially day 2 (of 4) was very exhausting, but also rewarded us with great views. And it was cold - really cold! Enjoy the pictures!


Kepler track pictures