Day 118 Macandrew Bay

Being a calm morning, I headed down the peninsula to walk the streets of Macandrew Bay.  I walked 14 streets today.

1597. Wharfdale Street

1598. Gracemount Place
1599. Marett Street
1600. Dickson Street
1601. Greenacres Street
1602. Roger Street
1603. Conway Street
1604. Marion Street
1605. Hellyer Street
1606. Jane Street
1607. Featherston Street
1608. Howard Street
1609. Barling Street
1610. Marine Parade

I started walking by the edge of the harbour in Macandrew Bay and very soon was walking uphill where the views down the harbour towards the city started to open up.  The day was overcast and the temperatures were very warm. 

While Macandrew Bay is a suburb of Dunedin, it is 10km down the harbour from the city.  Macandrew Bay has an isolated, rural feel to it.  The township of Macandrew Bay is surrounded by the hills of the peninsula.

Most of the streets head up the hill directly behind Macandrew Bay and as a result, have fantastic views of the harbour.  I was able to look across the harbour to the steep streets of Ravensbourne where I had been walking a few weeks ago.
 

 

Either the houses are looking at the harbour view or they are looking towards the hills and farmland behind Macandrew Bay.  I found this a good place to be able to look over to the streets where I was headed during my walk today.

After walking the streets on the hill, I found myself back down by the water of the harbour.  The beach at Macandrew Bay is popular with families, although the sand has to be trucked in each year as there is no natural sand in any of the bays in the harbour.

 

I had only a short respite from walking the streets on the hills because as soon I reached the bottom of the hill, I turned around and walked back up the next street.  The good thing about walking streets on the hills are the views.  From here I was able to look across the harbour to Mt. Cargill. 

 

Further around the hill, I was able to look back over all the streets that I had just walked. 

The streets in Macandrew Bay were steeper than I had anticipated but the views were stunning.  The residents of these streets are lucky to have such a great outlook.

After walking the streets on the hills, I ended back down by the harbour which is very picturesque with the boat houses resting on the waters edge.

 

The final street I walked today was Marine Parade which had uninterrupted views of the harbour, beach and parts of Macandrew Bay. 

 

I saw only two interesting letterboxes today.  One was nicely painted and the other had a starfish with a large eye??

The map below of Macandrew Bay shows the streets in red that I walked today

 Distance walked:  7.8 km         Walking time  1 hr 36 mins    

Total distance: 977.3  km          Total walking  182 hr 33 mins