{"id":2005,"date":"2018-04-12T18:36:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T02:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/?page_id=2005"},"modified":"2018-04-21T20:38:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T04:38:53","slug":"dunedin-and-invercargill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/?page_id=2005","title":{"rendered":"Dunedin and Invercargill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morning of 15 March 2018, under overcast skies, we are on the road south to Dunedin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K1web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2006\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K1web.jpg\" alt=\"On the road to Dunedin\" width=\"900\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K1web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K1web-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K1web-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K1web-624x275.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K2web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2010\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K2web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K2web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K2web-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K2web-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K2web-624x265.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K5web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2019 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K5web.jpg\" alt=\"On the road to Dunedin\" width=\"1000\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K5web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K5web-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K5web-768x331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K5web-624x269.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K3web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2014\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K3web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K3web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K3web-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K3web-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K3web-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K3web-624x379.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>We stop for morning coffee and mix in with a group of crusty local riders who like almost everyone in New Zealand are outgoing and friendly, interested in where we are from, and where we are headed.<a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K4web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2015\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K4web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K4web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K4web-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K4web-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K4web-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin15K4web-624x354.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2154\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunadd8k1web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2154\" class=\"wp-image-2154 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunadd8k1web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunadd8k1web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunadd8k1web-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunadd8k1web-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunadd8k1web-624x379.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Descending into central Dunedin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dunedin is a university town with a population slightly less than 200,000. Surrounded by hills, the central city and harbor are located within the remnants of an extinct volcano. Arriving as we did in late afternoon after a long riding day, our primary target is the local Speights Ale House and Brewery just around\u00a0 the block from our hotel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2025\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K7web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2025\" class=\"wp-image-2025\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K7web-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"Speights Ale House in Dunedin\" width=\"500\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K7web-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K7web-624x587.jpg 624w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K7web.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speights Ale House in Dunedin<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2026\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K8web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2026\" class=\"wp-image-2026\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K8web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K8web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K8web-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K8web-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K8web-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dunedin1K8web-624x389.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The place is packed, we were lucky to get a table<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Off the next morning to visit one of the southernmost cities in the world.\u00a0 Invercargill with a modest population of 51,696, lies in the heart of an area of rich farmland.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2030\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K1web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2030\" class=\"wp-image-2030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K1web.jpg\" alt=\"On the road to Invercargill\" width=\"1500\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K1web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K1web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K1web-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K1web-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K1web-624x352.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the road to Invercargill<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K2web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2032\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K2web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K2web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K2web-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K2web-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K2web-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K2web-624x340.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>New Zealand has numerous one-way bridges controlled by signs. In this photo the larger black arrow signals that opposing traffic (if any) has the right of way.\u00a0 Conversely, if the red arrow is the larger arrow, you have the right of way. In either case, traffic approaching the bridge must give way to opposing traffic already on the bridge. \u00a0 This signpost also has a &#8220;give way&#8221; warning, but many bridges have only the two arrow sign. Confused yet?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2034\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K3web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2034\" class=\"wp-image-2034\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K3web.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria Railway Hotel\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K3web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K3web-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K3web-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K3web-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K3web-624x401.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our hotel&#8211;the 1896 Victoria Railway Hotel, located near the center of Invercargill. The hotel was refurbished in 2003-4 and awarded a NZ Historic Places Trust Category 1 Classification.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dinner that evening in the local Speights Ale House less than half a block from the hotel. Then back to the hotel for coffee in the bar<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2036\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver10K6web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2036\" class=\"wp-image-2036 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver10K6web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver10K6web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver10K6web-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver10K6web-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver10K6web-624x344.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael picks a Speights<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2157\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/speigths7kweb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2157\" class=\"wp-image-2157 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/speigths7kweb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/speigths7kweb.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/speigths7kweb-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/speigths7kweb-624x160.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The choices&#8211;all Speights<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2038\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K7web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2038\" class=\"wp-image-2038\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K7web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K7web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K7web-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K7web-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K7web-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K7web-624x312.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After dinner back in the hotel bar for coffee<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2043\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K8web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2043\" class=\"wp-image-2043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K8web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K8web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K8web-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K8web-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K8web-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/inver15K8web-624x374.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bartender Pam<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/?page_id=2056\">Click to visit Invercargill&#8217;s motorcycle and car museums<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morning of 15 March 2018, under overcast skies, we are on the road south to Dunedin We stop for morning coffee and mix in with a group of crusty local riders who like almost everyone in New Zealand are outgoing and friendly, interested in where we are from, and where we are headed. Dunedin is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1916,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2005","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2005"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383,"href":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2005\/revisions\/2383"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkb.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}