From Dunedin we decided to go to Christchurch by bus which was roughly 5 hours away to break this journey up I decided to make a stop in Oamaru. I did not know much about this place but thought it would have enough to offer for our short time there. It did not disappoint at all.
The biggest pull to Oamaru is the chance to see the smallest penguins in the world, the blue penguins. So I booked tickets for that evening, we had a short wonder around the town and headed to the penguin centre.
We had to wait until it got dark but we had some fur seals to keep us occupied, they were just lounging around. The little critters started coming after 6pm and they just waddled their way up from the sea into the grounds where their homes are, which looked like small boxes. It was well worth the wait, even though it was freezing cold by then.
The other rather interesting thing about Oamaru is the Victorian architecture it has to offer, lots of lovely cafes and craft shops. There is also a Steampunk headquarters and you may well ask what the heck is that. I had no idea until I read up about it. "Steampunk is a quirky and fun genre of science fiction which features steam powered technologies" this is from the website about steampunk. We did see some examples and if we had had enough time probably would have visited the place.
So that was our short stop in Oamaru and we stayed in a nice flat and would recommend it. The lady picked us up from the bus stop and brought us to the flat.
Happy Weekend
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