My First Weekend in Dunedin – Days 19 to 21

Let’s get back to my adventure, but a quick comment on the featured image. I found this randomly on a sidewalk in Dunedin, and it was even partially covered by bushes, so I firmly believe God gave me this image to show me that we all have broken hearts, hearts that aren’t complete, but he…

Read More

Day 13,14,15 – The 3 Great Journeys of New Zealand

On days 13-15, I planned to travel south from Auckland by train, ferry, and bus, with the end goal being my Couchsurf in Mosgiel, NZ, a town 8 miles east 0f Dunedin, NZ which is the “college town”. The entire area is called GigCity. Once there, I planned to stay for the rest of September,…

Read More

Day 11 & 12 – My Double Birthday

Being in New Zealand means I am 18 hours ahead of the mountain time zone in the US. While I celebrated my birthday on August 30th in Auckland, NZ, most of my friends on the other side of the Pacific were ending August 29th. When 6pm arrived in NZ, August 30th was just beginning in…

Read More

Day 8,9,10 – Mount Eden as Homebase

Day 8 – My second Monday in Auckland found me recovering from a very busy weekend of scuba diving, gay saunaing, churching, hiking, and generally just trying to pack my days full of adventure. My biggest priority for this day was figuring out the next stage of my journey, as I wanted to be in…

Read More