{"id":4045,"date":"2024-02-28T13:23:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T00:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2024-02-28T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T09:11:00","slug":"rainbow-connection-on-drizzly-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/28\/rainbow-connection-on-drizzly-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Connection on Drizzly Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rainbow over Otago Harbor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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We did a big fat nothing on this drizzly Wednesday morning except look out our balcony window and see this iridescent rainbow over the harbor. We made a wish and then called and texted our friends back home whose birthdays were today (HBD Alon and Steve \u2014 Tomorrow it\u2019s yours Grandma Roz! We hope you all enjoy celebrating).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitch caught up on some paperwork while I dozed off listening to a podcast, so I had to rewind it and listen all over again. Not the podcast\u2019s fault, I was just really tired today for some reason. Every once in a while it\u2019s nice to have an unstructured morning like today where we can just laze around and appreciate the down time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We cancelled our dinner reservation at No 7 Balmac<\/a> the first night we arrived in Dunedin due to heavy rain and exhaustion. We later learned that was a huge mistake and rebooked for lunch today. I\u2019m so glad we did, because it now ranks as one of our favorite restaurants of the trip. If it\u2019s good enough for Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz<\/a>, it\u2019s good enough for us (they dined there several years ago when she was filming a movie in Dunedin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After lunch we drove to Port Chalmers<\/a> on the other side of the Otago Peninsula<\/a> from where we\u2019re staying. Port Chalmers serves as the main port of call for the city of Dunedin, with many cruise ships and freighters arriving on a weekly basis. Thankfully it wasn\u2019t busy when we were there for our stroll around the quaint town. Only one ship was in port with about a 1,100 passengers but the town didn\u2019t seem too busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After browsing the shops, we found a one lane dirt road along the harbor called Back Beach Road. We followed it for a few miles, took some cool photos and then headed back to our Airbnb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mural by local artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Penguin in rehab (lol)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Back Beach Marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There\u2019s our Airbnb across the harbor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Markers on Back Beach Rd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mouth of the harbor molars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hey Zack! This tooth has a cavity, can you fill it?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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At sunset, I enjoyed the view from the balcony. Mitch drove back to the end of the peninsula and visited the Royal Albatross Center to catch another glimpse of the incredible birds. On the drive home, he captured some nice pics as the sun was setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fisherman traps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sunset over Otago Harbor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More black swans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fisherman headed out to sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Northern Royal Albatross at sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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We have two tours tomorrow morning at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary<\/a>, a wildlife refuge and reserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

February 28 We did a big fat nothing on this drizzly Wednesday morning except look out our balcony window and see this iridescent rainbow over the harbor. We made a wish and then called and texted our friends back home whose birthdays were today (HBD Alon and Steve \u2014 Tomorrow it\u2019s yours Grandma Roz! 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