Panning for gold
While, the Central Otago gold rush was nearly 200 years ago, the dream of making a fortune still lives on. Aspiring young prospectors, like Brooklyn, my five year old grandson, are after that elusive gold nugget, so we decided to give it a go, and went gold panning. We contacted Mandy, from the Gold n […]
Exploring the Central Otago Rail Trail in comfort
Our journey cycling the Central Otago Rail Trail began at Dunedin Railway Station where we boarded the Taieri Gorge Railway. The grandiose railway station built in 1906 was designed by architect, George Troup. So rich are its embellishments it earned him the nickname, ‘Gingerbread George.’ At the time, Dunedin was the largest commercial centre in […]