399B Leith Street, an apartment with 2 bedrooms.
dhuha's the cosy one and another larger room
rent by Yani who was not here but noral and I slept on her bed
under electric blankets, the nights were warm
Amin and Nuha lay parked in the lounge supplied with heater
good meals at this generous kitchen
our laundry were complete with dryer
it was a wonderful stay, thanks to dhuha
as lovely as all the roses in her garden
we could not please every whim when travel in group
Amin was upset that we did not understand
his interests to capture more wildlife photos
one is the royal albatross at Portobello
so we let him enjoyed the way up north
by stopping at any interesting spot
so he can gather his photo collections
i also love nature so might as well joined the fun
the panoramic view along the coastal drive
bring back all the memories of my adventure
in Cornwall with my dear sister Bibi
small town by the sea like Clacton-on-sea,
Exeter near Exmouth, St Ives, St Austell, Torquay
Newquay, Redruth ,Camborne,Truro,
Falmouth, Penzance and The Lizard
Dhuha can't bear being alone in Dunedin so we brought her along
and showed her Moeracki Boulders caused by sea erosion
the beautiful sunrise during early morning was graceful
looking for the lighthouse somewhere in St Andrews
watch the waves washed the shores at Hampden Beach
Oamaru meaning a place of Maru after the early Maori settlers
where streets were name after rivers in England
like Thames street, the Severn, the Tyne
and the buildings are white washed limestones
Unlucky again we could not catch even a glimpse
neither little blue penguin as the smallest penguin
nor the endangered yellow- eyed penguin
Timaru a city port and the central railway
that connect it to other eastern cities
and the buildings are made of bluestones
tragic history of the founder were engraved
beside the statue at the centre of the park
Timaru in Maori meaning a place of shelter
is a whaling station and sheep station
Caroline Bay is an open space by the sea
where live perfomances and carnival were held
as celebrations during boxing day till new year
we watched the clouds moving majestically
at the beach the sky was stunningly clear
this is the land of the long white clouds
as the Maori called it Aeatorua
though it was safe to swim no one was interested
rock garden by the sea was a great attraction
sand dunes were kept well with the slogan
'no dunes no plants' so we treaded on planks
arranged as boardwalks to the sea
the pingao roots grasp the sand and
the coastline was conserved from erosion
we got to move on and be in Christchurch
to go punting on Avon River
and ride the tram around the city
we munched on cookies as we were super hungry
at the end of the day we treated ourselves with Nandos
been a week and we were missing M'sian food already
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