While I had finished walking every street in Dunedin yesterday, I thought it fitting to walk the first streets again. I started from my home and walked to the very end of Campbells Road. Campbells Road changes from a sealed street to a gravel road and from here, I had good views of Flagstaff.
And finally I had a fantastic view of the city of Dunedin. Last time I stood looking at this view, I was contemplating walking every street in the city. Now, less than a year later, I can say that I have walked every street, and more, that I can see. I have enjoyed the challenge. There has been a lot of walking, 1032 kilometres, and I have walked almost 1700 streets, through mostly sunshine and occasionally rain. One thing is for certain, Dunedin is a city of hills and there are a lot of steep streets. Because of the hills and harbour, there are lots of streets with great views and I have discovered many parts of the city that I had never been to before.
At the start of my challenge to walk every street in Dunedin, I came up with some 'rules' which included
- Walking on one side of the footpath is enough to say that I have walked the street.
- Walking on sealed roads only
- Private streets/right of ways are not included
- Not walking on roads that have high speed limits and no footpath
I have stuck mostly to these rules and have walked the occasional gravel road. It's been a good challenge and I am glad that I have completed it.
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