CASA NAYAFANA: Day 8 New Zealand-Dunedin-Timaru PART 2

Tuesday 5 January 2016

Day 8 New Zealand-Dunedin-Timaru PART 2

Baldwin Street-Moeraki Boulders-Oamaru

When asked, "What is the World's steepest street?", most people would reply, "The zig-zag one in San Francisco" or "The one Steve McQueen had a car chase on in the film Bullit". They would both be referring to Lombard St in San Francisco.

Contrary to popular belief, the steepest street in the World is NOT in San Francisco, but in Dunedin, New Zealand.Yup,Baldwin Street IS the steepest street in the world!Diiktiraf oleh Guiness Book of Record..

Masih belum lunch ni.Tapi,gigih nak mendaki Baldwin Street...Masa kami tiba di area ni,tak sure mana satu Baldwin Street..sebab nampak semua jalan kat situ cerun.Memang betul pon..the streets running parallel to Baldwin Street are all quite steep...Arnold Street,Dalmeny Street..and Calder Avenue..

At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is approximately 1:2.86(a 19-degree slope),– that is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the elevation rises by 1 metre.

So..bermula pendakian..tak panjang mana pon Baldwin Street ni..cuma 350m..Tapi,agak lenguh dan mengah jugakla nak sampai ke puncaknya..

Penduduk kat sini dah tak heran dengan tourists..tiap-tiap hari ada je yang lalu depan rumah..

Rumah-rumah di kiri kanan street ni di bina atas cerun.Tak tau la kat dalam rumah diorang senget ke tak?

Istimewanya di NZ ni,diorang takkan sekali-kali tarah bukit or gunung-ganang semata-mata nak buat rumah atau apa-apa building.Diorang akan bina dan kekalkan keadaan 'alami tempat tersebut..

Steady je kereta-kereta turun naik jalan ni..dah routine..they've been living there for years..

Sampai ke puncak...ada drinking water untuk menghilangkan dahaga

Habis mendaki,singgah beli sijil untuk anak-anak.Takde apa-apa sangat,selain dari boleh claim..Yezzz!I had climbed the steepest street in the world!

Jam 1250,kami singgah di tepi sebuah tasik on the way to Oomaru untuk lunch.Tak sempat masak apa-apa pagi tdi,so kami cuma makan instant nasi goreng Brahim yang dipanaskan,bersama telur dadar.Mr husband took opportunity to take naps for a while..

Selesai lunch,dalam perjalanan ke Timaru Top 10 Holiday Park (our campsite malamnya),kami singgah di Moeraki Boulders.Boulders ni actually batu-batu mineral yang luar biasa besarnya..Actually ada 2 entrance nak ke sini, satu ikut kedai souvenir, paling dekat dengan boulders tu, satu lagi entrance umum yang terletak agak jauh dari boulders

Anak dinosour ke ni??

Ke batu belah batu bertangkup?

Ha banyak kan boulders nih. Semua besar-besar. Mengikut kata wiki, boulders ni saiznya antara 0.5 hingga 1 meter. Dan semestinya boulders ni dah wujud berjuta tahun dahulu jugak,baru lah terbentuk size dan bentuk yang unik macam ni..

Jalan lagi...Kami singgah di pasaraya mini ,Foursquare di Hampden untuk top up our groceries stock.Meneruskan perjalanan,kami singgah di Oamaru Victorian Precinct jam 5.20 petang

what it would have been like in Victorian days?

Di tengah-tengah jalanraya...tak banyak kenderaan di town ni

Visitors can explore museums, shops and galleries within some of New Zealand’s best 19th century architecture...Betul-betul terasa macam di Era Victoria.It was indeed,a trip to yesteryears.Check out the views in the town..

Lintasan keretapi dalam town..tak perlu pagar...as semua kenderaan berdisiplin dan akan beri laluan..

Victorian Precinct....well preserved and great credit to those who have put hard labour into preserving it.!

Timaru masih jauh lagi.Badan dah penat.Kalau tak,memang kami dah gi lepak-lepak kat Oamaru Botanical Garden...or pegi tengok blue penguin colony at the end of Oamaru town.Lain kali la,tak de rezeki..

Kami sampai di Timaru Top 10 Holiday Park jam 7.30 malam,tapi masih terang benderang.Malam ni,kami dinner ayam percik dan nasi ayam,plus nugget bebola yang dibeli di Hampden..