Move to Dunedin!

Its not often that I listen to ads on TV, but the other day I noticed a particularly annoying ad which was attempting to convince people to "move to Dunedin". You immediately have to wonder about the quality of life of any city that has to advertise...

I've been in Dunedin for about 5 months now, and must say that it is starting to grow on me. Here is a picture of my house (nicknamed The Castle), which overlooks a large part of Dunedin. That's the Southern ocean in the background. The yard needs a bit of work, but with a view like this, how much time would you really spend looking at the yard?
I've decided to use Flickr to host my photos online, so feel free to check out additional photos of The Castle.


On an unrelated note, I saw The DaVinci Code last night, and was disappointed. I suspected that it would succumb to the classic "wasn't as good as the book" dissapointment, so that wasn't a surprise. It seems like the director was unable to understand that a best selling book does not a screenplay make. The interesting ideas about christianity weren't given enough substance to be interesting on their own, but they were given just enough screen time to be totally boring. A bit like this blog entry eh?

On that note, I'm off to bed. I've got a big week ahead of me, and plenty of work to do before I head up to Kaikoura for the Winter field season. Peace out.