draig
11th June 2006, 10:26 AM
Yes contrary to popular belief there is life in Dunedin :nice1
We,ve been here for 8 weeks now and things are beginning to settle down a bit. Sorry for the lack of updates but we have literally not sat down for a while and no access to the WWW except for int cafes.
In summary we are very happy with the area we have chosen. Dunedin is a decent sized town (city), no congestion to note and a good mixture of shops and restaurants. To the north and south some real nice coast line.
It's positioned quite good for access to some real beautiful arreas. So far we have been down to the catlins, Invergargill, Alexander, Omaru, and Moreki not to mention the local sights such as the peninsula (which has some real spectacular wild life, albatross, sea lions, seals blue penguins, yellow eyed penguins etc etc). :clap Central otogo snow fields are about 2 hours away if you're into sking.
We have lived in a motel for 2 weeks and then a converted garage on a farm for about a month. We finally found a house we liked and were suprised how quickly we took possesion. About 2 weeks from offer accepted to moving in!
We now live in Ocean view - a 15 minute drive south of the city and right on the coast with some nice beaches at ocean view and brighton.
Weather has been kind but we have seen some horendous flash floods (apparently 25 year floods) and a few hard frosts. But on the whole so far the weather has been far nicer than what we are used to in Cardiff. There seems to be a big yellow thing up in the sky far more often. :yes
We are slowly getting the house straight and have taken delivery of all our stuff from the uk. Still having a small problem getting my bike through the compliance testing but it's nearly sorted.
Posted a few photos of the area here
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/wynn1/Dunedin1/
here
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/wynn1/Dunedin2/
and here
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/wynn1/ocean%20view%20and%20brighton/
Missing the familly and friends terribly at times but that should get a bit easier. Stress levels have been up more than usual but to be expected I guess with such a huge change. Things are showing signs of mellowing out a little now.
Work is very simillar to the uk but attitude towards dress code is far more relaxed. People in general are far more down to earth.
Enjoying every moment so far - good luck to everyone else
Wynn and Liz
We,ve been here for 8 weeks now and things are beginning to settle down a bit. Sorry for the lack of updates but we have literally not sat down for a while and no access to the WWW except for int cafes.
In summary we are very happy with the area we have chosen. Dunedin is a decent sized town (city), no congestion to note and a good mixture of shops and restaurants. To the north and south some real nice coast line.
It's positioned quite good for access to some real beautiful arreas. So far we have been down to the catlins, Invergargill, Alexander, Omaru, and Moreki not to mention the local sights such as the peninsula (which has some real spectacular wild life, albatross, sea lions, seals blue penguins, yellow eyed penguins etc etc). :clap Central otogo snow fields are about 2 hours away if you're into sking.
We have lived in a motel for 2 weeks and then a converted garage on a farm for about a month. We finally found a house we liked and were suprised how quickly we took possesion. About 2 weeks from offer accepted to moving in!
We now live in Ocean view - a 15 minute drive south of the city and right on the coast with some nice beaches at ocean view and brighton.
Weather has been kind but we have seen some horendous flash floods (apparently 25 year floods) and a few hard frosts. But on the whole so far the weather has been far nicer than what we are used to in Cardiff. There seems to be a big yellow thing up in the sky far more often. :yes
We are slowly getting the house straight and have taken delivery of all our stuff from the uk. Still having a small problem getting my bike through the compliance testing but it's nearly sorted.
Posted a few photos of the area here
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/wynn1/Dunedin1/
here
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/wynn1/Dunedin2/
and here
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/wynn1/ocean%20view%20and%20brighton/
Missing the familly and friends terribly at times but that should get a bit easier. Stress levels have been up more than usual but to be expected I guess with such a huge change. Things are showing signs of mellowing out a little now.
Work is very simillar to the uk but attitude towards dress code is far more relaxed. People in general are far more down to earth.
Enjoying every moment so far - good luck to everyone else
Wynn and Liz