Zardnaar
Deity
So Zard went on a train trip today back to his home town of Oamaru.
My province back in Victorian times had a gold rush. It was briefly the richest part of the country and the South Island was known as the mainland.
My city Dunedin built some impressive architecture and my home town borrowed and built. Good times dodnt last My hometown stagnated, debt wasn't paid until the 1960s and then went into decay into the 1980s.
End result no cash for urban renewal so the buildings were not torn down. They're restoring them and tourism has been a driver for local economy.
Dunedin train station extreme close up. Basalt and limestone. The limestone was quarried in Oamaru iirc. The contrast between the basalt and limestone looks great imho and I'm a barbarian.
Purakaunui. To the left of camera is an old Maori PA (fort) site. My te reo isn't the best but Purakanui translates roughly as stacked wood. The PA was sacked in the 18th century and 250 bodies were stacked up outside. Local Maori legend has it as a night assault during winter with snow on the ground and the sentries were lax.
Another couple of Pa are further up the coast and fell in similar time frame.
Overlooking an estuary. Hill terrain the train loops inland a bit and crosses the river a kilometer or two inland. Looking north you can just see a headland top right
Crossing the river near estuary. Apologies for the reflection. Few kilometers further along the line looking roughly west exact direction not exactly clear.
State highway 1 looking South. That small headland is visible in the second photo. Young Zard used to swim a bit further north very close to our summer campsite and school/scout campsites in the 1980s.
More coming really tired. 5 hours on a train hung over with less than 5 hours sleep. Worth it. Every 10-20 kilometers there's a small town or river between Dunedin and Oamaru. Bit different by train.
Some interesting architecture coming up.
My province back in Victorian times had a gold rush. It was briefly the richest part of the country and the South Island was known as the mainland.
My city Dunedin built some impressive architecture and my home town borrowed and built. Good times dodnt last My hometown stagnated, debt wasn't paid until the 1960s and then went into decay into the 1980s.
End result no cash for urban renewal so the buildings were not torn down. They're restoring them and tourism has been a driver for local economy.
Dunedin train station extreme close up. Basalt and limestone. The limestone was quarried in Oamaru iirc. The contrast between the basalt and limestone looks great imho and I'm a barbarian.
Purakaunui. To the left of camera is an old Maori PA (fort) site. My te reo isn't the best but Purakanui translates roughly as stacked wood. The PA was sacked in the 18th century and 250 bodies were stacked up outside. Local Maori legend has it as a night assault during winter with snow on the ground and the sentries were lax.
Another couple of Pa are further up the coast and fell in similar time frame.
Overlooking an estuary. Hill terrain the train loops inland a bit and crosses the river a kilometer or two inland. Looking north you can just see a headland top right
Crossing the river near estuary. Apologies for the reflection. Few kilometers further along the line looking roughly west exact direction not exactly clear.
State highway 1 looking South. That small headland is visible in the second photo. Young Zard used to swim a bit further north very close to our summer campsite and school/scout campsites in the 1980s.
More coming really tired. 5 hours on a train hung over with less than 5 hours sleep. Worth it. Every 10-20 kilometers there's a small town or river between Dunedin and Oamaru. Bit different by train.
Some interesting architecture coming up.
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