100 trips for 100 years with Dunedin on Foot: Day Eighty Seven Fairfield

Sunday, September 12, 2021

Day Eighty Seven Fairfield

Lockdown in New Zealand has been eased with a move to Alert Level 2 which means that I can travel further to exercise so today I went back to Fairfield to finish the streets that I had started walking three weeks ago. Today I walked 20 streets

1094. Hartley Street
1095. Park Lane
1096. St James Place
1097. Cockburn Street
1098. Fry Street
1099. Martin Road
1100. Fairplay Street
1101. Centennial Road
1102. Freyberg Road
1103. Coach Road
1104. Saddleview Place
1105. Sickels Street
1106. Robert Street
1107. Walton Park Avenue
1108. Hogan Place
1109. Estuary Crescent
1110. Blanc Avenue
1111. Edith Street
1112. Alfred Place

1113. Main Road

After walking the steep streets of North East Valley and Opoho over the last couple of weeks, the streets of Fairfield were a complete contrast as Fairfield is mainly flat. There is not the same views in Fairfield, however the area is surrounded by some small hills with farmland and trees.

Part of my walk today, took me along the old road that was once the main road out of Dunedin before the Southern Motorway was built. I have slowly been walking my way towards Saddle Hill.

And this is the Southern Motorway which is now the main route out of the city. I was out walking early in the morning before there was much traffic on the motorway. During the week, this motorway can be very busy.

Built in 1904 this house was the former Coach and Horses Hotel and has been extensively renovated. While it is now a private home, it features many of the original fittings from it's former days as a hotel.

On my walk today, I walked past the Fulton Hogan yard where there is this old mechanical loader/shovel. Obviously not in use anymore, it is much smaller than modern machinery.

Some of the street art that I walked past today was the wall of this building painted with some local wildlife and their habitat

And this bus shelter painted with art from children at the local school. I am really enjoying seeing all the painted bus stops around the city.

I walked past a number of interesting letterboxes today. The most unusual is the old water pump one, the most fun is the yellow smiley one. The small barrel is probably my favourite letterbox of the day.