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Emily Embo  🇬🇧 Dunedin Hello, Now we are at Pat's, the lady we are dog-sitting for. She lives a bit outside of Dunedin and welcomed us with a delicious dinner. We are getting to know her dog, "Elsie," and Pat is explaining what we need to be mindful of. The next day, Pat is heading to Auckland, and we are staying home with Elsie. It's a luxury for us to stay in a house, so we're enjoying it and only exploring the immediate area with Elsie. Everything went well, and when Pat returned on Sunday, we cooked dinner for her and were able to spend two more nights at her place. We had great conversations with her and learned a lot about her life; it was very interesting. After that, we drove to the Dunedin Peninsula to visit the Albatross Centre, unfortunately, we didn't see any albatrosses. We went for a short hike on the peninsula and then drove to Warrington for our sleeping spot. We surprisingly slept well in Bongo! The next day, we visited a sanctuary in Orokonui, which is a 307-hectare fenced area designed to protect and restore native wildlife and plants. The ecosanctuary was established to preserve endangered native species and their habitats. It also serves for environmental education and the protection of threatened species in New Zealand. We saw various birds like the Tūī, Kākā, Takahe (which was once thought to be extinct), and many more. We also hiked to New Zealand's tallest tree, which is over 80 meters tall. In the evening, we went to Long Beach to watch the moonrise, met a sea lion, and waited for the penguins to come ashore but didn't see them :( We did however see them when we were exploring some caves next to the beach. On Saturday, we met with Pat again for tea, a lovely conclusion.

Traveler  🇨🇵 Dunedin Part 1/2. Bonjour, Nous sommes maintenant chez Pat, la dame pour qui nous gardons le chien. Elle habite un peu à l'extérieur de Dunedin et nous a accueillis avec un délicieux dîner. Nous faisons connaissance avec son chien, "Elsie", et Pat nous explique ce à quoi nous devons faire attention. Le lendemain, Pat se rend à Auckland et nous restons à la maison avec Elsie. C'est un luxe pour nous de rester dans une maison, alors nous en profitons et n'explorons que les environs immédiats avec Elsie. Tout s'est bien passé et lorsque Pat est revenue le dimanche, nous lui avons préparé un dîner et avons pu passer deux nuits supplémentaires chez elle. Nous avons eu de bonnes conversations avec elle et avons appris beaucoup de choses sur sa vie ; c'était très intéressant. Ensuite, nous nous sommes rendus sur la péninsule de Dunedin pour visiter le Centre des albatros, mais nous n'avons malheureusement pas vu d'albatros. Nous avons fait une petite randonnée sur la péninsule, puis nous sommes allés à Warrington pour dormir. Nous avons étonnamment bien dormi dans le Bongo !