In New Zealand, Monday was a holiday.
And from one of my sweet colleagues I heard about a gem in the area. Middlemarch.
As we followed the street signs I realised that Middlemarch might not be a suburb of Dunedin, but a small settlement 50 kilometres out…
I don’t know how much the landscape can change inside a 50 kilometre radius in Germany, but we were stunned by New Zealand once again.
Dramatic sky at the rail tracks.
Some cups of coffee can do no harm.
At the café we were told that Hyde is well worth the ride and that the Sutton Salt Lake was beautiful, too. Besides we were worried about the rather heavy clouds. But the owner was sure that there would not be any rain. She was right!
The hiking track was nice, but the clouds stole the show…
Did I mention us feeling like we suddenly landed on the moon? Out of the blue there were wide fields and rocks all around, the closer we got to Middlemarch.
The same we saw around the Salt Lake…
You stand there and keep asking yourself: Where have I just landed??
I have arrived at my new flat now and settled down. The flatmates home in one by one, which makes for more liveliness around the house. It is a renovated, rather old house with a fantastic view on the harbour and the Otago Peninsula. I could get used to it! 🙂
Also, I already have treated myself to a little stroll through the kind of surreal, but very lovely neighbourhood. Come with me! 🙂
And in the everyday life there also are some great changes left and right:
Isn’t this picture nice? 😀 Something old, something new…
