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What a day!
Feb 8, 2008
(24 photos)
"Today was a full day. I had breakfast at the Otago peninsula's Penguin Reserve lodge. I drove down to the main road and stopped for a coffee and to check my email. A friend h ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
orizarska
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Oamaru
Apr 17, 2007
(1 photo)
"Alex: We left a beautiful sunny Te Anau heading for Dunedin, the Moeraki Boulders and finally Oamaru. We arrived in Dunedin (Edinburgh of the South apparently) hoping to find a nic ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
alexndean
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Why did the Penguin Cross the Road?
Dec 20, 2006
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"Getting lucky with yesterday's weather I left by shuttle bus to Oamaru with cloud and rain following us down the road. The bus was just a small mini-bus with only the driver and my ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
alasdairm
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Visiting the Penguins
Apr 6, 2005
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"I insisted we drive to Oamaru ([pronounced "Om-a-roo") today to visit with a woman that Heather and I stayed with during our travels here - Mrs. Evelyn Walters. She and her husband ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
kimandmartin
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Giant's Marbles
Jan 10, 2007
(4 photos)
"We drove up the coast road through steady drizzle, to the Moeraki boulders. These are spherical rock formations, which developed under the sea and have been revealed as the sandsto ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
fyrelizard
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Unhealthy Fears
Mar 7, 2005
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"We left Mt Somers yesterday after breakfast, heading South along Route 72 - the Inland Scenic Route. A couple of hours later we arrived in Waimate. I checked with the information o ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
scottwoz
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The Penguin Express
Mar 5, 2004
"Oamaru is a little village half way between Christchurch and Dunedin. I stayed in the Red Kettle Youth Hostel which was very comfortable and friendly. Oamaru is the Penguin capital ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
hils
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Oamaru
Feb 24, 2008
(11 photos)
"Michelle says: Well, we found out that the flight from the ICE got delayed again and won't be arriving until late tonight...so it looks like we have a bit more time to wande ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
i-wander
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Oamaru
Feb 14, 2008
(6 photos)
"So we were on our way back to Christchurch when we stopped in for a coffee in this town. It was so different that we decided to stop the night! The streets are all really old, with ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
babyt
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Its so hard to keep track!!!!
Jan 17, 2008
"Man oh man is it ever hard to keep track of all that is going on, its like trying to keep a diary back at home when you're doing a million things! I am also keeping a regular journ ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
linzinnz
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Tiny tiny penguins!
Mar 20, 2007
"Ely - To cut down on the amount of driving we would have to do on our last day to get the car back to Christchurch we decided to stop for a night on the way in Oa ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
nwillz
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After Mount cook - in Oamaru
Feb 22, 2006
(10 photos)
"MOUNT COOK - MUELLER HUT TRACK The day after the last entry, 3 of us started to go up to Mt. Cook! Well, not actually Mt. Cook, but a mountain range in front of it. It was really a ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
liorusii
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Big balls
Jul 16, 2007
(6 photos)
"We made an additional stop on the way towards christchurch. Stopping in about 40kms from Oamaru, in another popular tourist spot. the main attraction being the ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
presto
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Dunedin to Oamaru
Feb 6, 2007
(7 photos)
"Tuesday, February 6 Dundein to Oamaru Before leaving Dunedin, we drive up to Signal Hill for the views of the city, bay and Otago Peninsula. On our way north up the coast, a popula ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
joycekeith
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Oamaru
Feb 8, 2007
"Morgens geht es weiter von Te Anau ueber Dunedin nach Oamaru. Dunedin muss ich aus Zeitgruenden leider hinter mir lassen, aber ich sehe zumindest auf der Durchfahrt die beruehmte R ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
andreaverena
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Oamaru
Mar 16, 2008
(2 photos)
"Samantha - This was a fairly short stop, and really just an opportunity to see a couple more species of penguin. We arrived just as the sun began to shine, mid-afternoon and went s ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
samandalex
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If It's Thursday It Must Be Penguins
Oct 19, 2006
"This morning I left Christchurch and drove south down the east coast to Oamaru, a town known mainly for its two penguin colonies. It got quite warm today. I think it was about 27 d ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
fastforward
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The way north/ Gesa sreach for pinguins
Mar 31, 2008
(14 photos)
"We started the day with a tour in the Catbury factory. The tour was interesting and with the pleasant smell of warn chocolate. After the tour we pack our stuff and start on our way ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
yam_cina
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Picking up penguins
Aug 19, 2007
(2 photos)
"Left Cook Island with a gift from the speaker of the parliament which is a kind of drum used to call members of the family together. Told him opening a bottle of wine usually had o ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
eamorley
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ET Phone Home
Feb 5, 2007
"Before leave Twizel, Stu and I both called home, the first time since being in NZ - naughty I know... had a great chat with everyone though. We then set off and drove to the town o ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
sjw_uk
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Day 26 - March of the Blue Penguins
Jan 10, 2006
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"We reluctantly left Mt. Cook for Oamaru on the coast. I had received an email from dad, intrigued by our visit to the glacier and asking me to bottle a sample of the glacier water ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
alohagypsies
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Oamaru
Feb 22, 2006
"Spent a couple of nights here cos i had to wait for a bus to Mount Cook, but it was actually a nice little town which had quite a bit to do. The first night i got there it was thro ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
shelwar83
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Campa vans are cool!
Jan 19, 2006
(10 photos)
"This is definately the way to travel! Riley - I can see why you bought one. You can stop for a cup of freshly brewed tea wherever you like! We got our van a few days ago and have b ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
ed_and_yvette
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Yellow Eyed Penguins
Apr 25, 2007
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"After a fairly short drive (by our standards) we arrived at Oamaru - the home of the most northerly colony of yellow-eyed penguins - the rarest in the world. It's quite a small tow ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
laurieandjilly
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One week in New Zealand
Mar 18, 2007
(11 photos)
"Hi everyone, hope you are all well, Right i have been in New Zealand for one full week now. Done several things since being here although still trying to get used to it. When we la ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
trio
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Turquoise Lakes and Penguin Village
Nov 11, 2005
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"After a false start down the wrong road, we found the right one and travelled through the Lindis Valley towards Mount Cook. It continued to be a blustery day and the sheep appeared ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
ramblingharveys
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Oamaru
Jul 28, 2006
(2 photos)
"After leaving Dunedin I was headed towards Christchurch, the place of my departure from New Zealand. Still I had a couple of days before that and I made a stop at Oamaru. This plac ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
birkborkasson
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Oamaru
Apr 14, 2007
"On the 12th we drove from Dunedin to a small town called Oamaru. Main reason for our stop here are the penguin colonies. We arrived late afternoon, so spent our first day wandering ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
danlucy
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Oamaru and Elephant rocks
May 26, 2007
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"My last day in christchurch the 23rd of May it took me forever to pack up and finally hit the road with my car full of crap in the late afternoon.. It was on to route 1 and heading ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
marcmsm
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Headed South...Photo Shoot in Oamaru
Apr 2, 2008
(21 photos)
"We've headed south on Highway 1 and have arrived in Oamaru. We stayed at a Top-10 campground, nothing special, and paid $14 each to sleep in the van. This would be the ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
bennyandmax
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NEIN!! SO NICHT!!!
Mar 5, 2007
(1 photo)
"Jungs, das ist ne ganz schoene Umstellung nen Monat mit 2 netten Maedels rumzureisen und dann auf einmal ganz alleine darzustehen... Ich musste mich also erstma ein bissel auffange ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
weltenbummler07
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Days 101-103 - Mt Cook - Oamaru
Mar 6, 2008
"As we left the campsite that morning, there were a young couple hitch-hiking at the end of the drive. We decided to be nice and stopped to ask where they were going. They were head ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
deankezontour
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Oamaru
Feb 3, 2008
"Drove from Twizel to Oamaru today, took a few hours. Arrived at our hostel and cheked in, and it was a beautiful day, and low and behold......we were actually staiyng in a really n ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
hanandvern
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Oamaru - penguins yay!
May 29, 2007
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"We arrived in Omaru after a short drive from Dunedin and checked into the Top 10 campsite which was lovely. It worked out cheaper to have a 2 bedroom chalet so we got to slee ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
vblowry2000
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Oamaru
Oct 20, 2005
(2 photos)
"We had to sadly leave this area and headed towards the East Coast. We decided to stop at a Farmstay, not expecting much of this and it transpired to be the best accommodation and m ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
pauleddy
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The East Coast
Jan 16, 2007
(7 photos)
"Jeannie here. We conclude our campervan adventure with a morning trip to see the spherical rocks at Moretaki and an afternoon drive to Elephant Rocks near Oamaru. The g ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
seanandjeannie
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19 Hours in Oamaru
Jan 31, 2007
"OAMARU, Jan. 29-30 --- If the blue penguins weren't in Oamaru, it would be just another town on the way from Dunedin to Christchurch. But because of the little foot-tall blue waddl ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
hikrchick
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P-p-p-pick-up a Penguin
Feb 8, 2008
(34 photos)
"Up and running, we headed down South working our way inland from the Banks Peninsula. Driving along deserted roads, across great plains, surrounded by serrated mountain tops, ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
warm
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Oamaru
Oct 9, 2008
(3 photos)
"Hi everyone Well, after a hoplessly euphoric welcome to NZ, we then descended down the east coast with the aim of doing a big horshoe - down east coast, across the south, up ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
mrsdp
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The mighty Mt cook, Middle Earth
Mar 2, 2007
(20 photos)
"This morning we had another early wake up call, but at least I wasn't stuck to my mattress refusing to see the world as I have been doing so the last couple of mornings because of ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
samira_steve
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On the road again
Sep 30, 2005
(12 photos)
"Hi, We are on the road again! We left Wanaka a few days ago to explore the rest of the NZ that we haven't seen yet. Our snowboards are packed away, even though the resorts are stil ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
brendonvdh
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Oamaru
Jan 7, 2007
(7 photos)
"Next day we drove to Oamaru back on the east coast but some way further south. To break up the drive we stopped off at a couple of landmarks on the way. On ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
bigsiandbertos
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Possibly the best Backpackers in the World!
Mar 22, 2007
(2 photos)
"We decided to stop the night in Oamaru for one reason and one reason only...penguins. This place is well known for its Blue penguin and Yellow-eyed penguin colonies. Got to see the ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
sundborg
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Boulders and yet more penguins!!
Nov 5, 2006
(1 photo)
"Well on we went north today, didn't really have a plan. Saw a sign to Moeraki Boulders so followed this to a carpark. When we were walking up to these 'boulders' on the beach, we w ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
chezgra
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Boulders and Penguins Oh My!
Jan 31, 2008
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" We made it into the adorable town of Omaru known for its limestone buildings and penguin colonies. I found this town very interesting, especially the historic district w ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
trizzyb
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Day Trip to Oamaru
Oct 29, 2008
(63 photos)
"Since the weather has been slowly getting nicer as the summer approaches, i've been looking for things to do outside. it's been bothering me for a few weeks now that i hadn't ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
katelin
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Heading back up the road
Feb 3, 2007
(10 photos)
"I chatted with Rich and all roads were pointing to a return to Ch'Ch. Rich has been working on a DJ website for a lad he worked with called Mike and he was DJing at a gig in ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
paulleck1975
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Off to Oamaru
Nov 5, 2008
(5 photos)
"Oamaru was not what we expected. I thought I had mastered reading between the lines of our Lonely Planet, but alas, once again we had been led astray. I pictured a quaint little se ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
lydsandemmet
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Rocks & Chicks!
Sep 23, 2008
(14 photos)
"Tuesday 23rd September Up early to say our goodbyes before the Carringtons left for work, we made our way into town to have a look around the Chinese Gardens. These gardens w ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
therhodesies
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Your Momma's House: A Trip to Oamaru
Jan 22, 2005
(13 photos)
"Croft's Take: Hey everybody! We are already back for another update you lucky things! Jess was also kind enough to upload some Mount Cook photos. They tell the tale of our harrowin ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
koala
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Where's the glacier? Where's the penguin?
Sep 27, 2005
(5 photos)
"Lake Tekapo is simply beautiful. The Lake is a remarkable turquoise blue colour. Its surrounded by snow capped mountains, and was once formed by melting glaciers. The lake is the h ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
adeline
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Oamaru
Mar 31, 2008
(10 photos)
"A bright and sunny, 16deg C, day and we continued inland heading towards 'Mackenzie Country', named after a famous sheep rustler. From the meadowlands we slowly climbed and the mou ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
harryandnorah
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Penguin and Sandstone Town
Oct 28, 2008
(108 photos)
"Kia Ora, in Oamaru angekommen wurde ich von der Hitze erschlagen. Anscheinend faehrt man auch in NZ in den warmen Sueden, wie in Europa:-) Nun, etwas noerdlich von Oamaru wurde die ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
schwate
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Oamaru
Feb 23, 2008
(13 photos)
" Mom, Dad and Michelle left me to do laundry while they went to go watch blue penguins come in for the night at the beach (Just a 10 days ago I paid to see 500 penguins in Aus ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
jkirby
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More penguins
Jan 13, 2006
(1 photo)
"Well, after a night in the rain we headed to this delightful old town with Victorian buildings. I had another chance to see yellow-eyed penguins in the wild, with a sea lion hangin ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
simona
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Oamaru
Nov 25, 2005
(2 photos)
"Our joyous car trouble continues... When we left the hostel in the morning we noticed that the battery light was still flashing. Heather made the ultimatum that if it was not looke ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
heatherandmarc
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Oamaru
Nov 28, 2007
(4 photos)
"We arrived in the afternoon. In the evening we watched the very shy and rare Yellow-eyed penguins come to shore after a day in the ocean. ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
benandnicola
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Pingu Country
Nov 21, 2006
"So after Kaikoura it was time to head south, it was an expensive journey to Christchurch, I got a speeding ticket on the way which was v unfair cos it was probably the only time I ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
squeak_1912
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Dunedin - Oamaru
Dec 3, 2007
(5 photos)
"This morning our aim was to get to Oamaru,which is only an hour and a half's drive. Instead of taking the 'motorway' out of town, we decided to instead take the scenic route along ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
mr_shankley
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Oamaru to Invercargill
Feb 8, 2008
"After a good nights sleep i got up at 6:00 ( i must be crazy by now) to see the yellow eyed penguin before it leaves to hunt in the sea. with the map the YHA runners draw me i foun ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
johnsorino
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Pingu and his blue nosed friends
Jan 10, 2008
"From Queenstown we travelled to Dunedin, a town where the Scottish settled. In fact Dunedin is apparently Edinburgh in Gaelic. Our driver warned us that it does not look anyt ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
lindsaygauge
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Sampon kirje Sakulle ja Ullalle
Feb 13, 2008
"13.2.2008 Uusi Seelanti, Oamaru Sampon kortti Hei Saku ja Ulla! Me olemme Uudessa Seelannissa. Kiivejä emme ole nähneet mutta olemme kuulleet kiivin laulua. Olemme nähneet ison täy ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
pentti_kotiaho
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Oamaru
Apr 14, 2006
(5 photos)
"A short bus journey down the coast from Timaru, Oamaru is an even smaller town but with plenty of character to hold us here for a few days. On our first night here we bought some h ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
johnandlouise
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More penguins than you can shake a stick at!
Mar 21, 2007
(4 photos)
"Our drive from Mount Cook took us through the Waitaki Valley. Its a river thats been dammed up to form a series of massive lakes to power the whole area. We stayed at a campsi ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
dell_abbs
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Dunedin, Oamaru and Penguins
Nov 18, 2007
(7 photos)
"start kms 453kms. Called in to have alook round Dunedin (a massive place with a small section of motorway). Yes, a real motorway! This turned out to be little more than our beloved ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
richandfi
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Oamaru
Oct 13, 2006
(5 photos)
"The moutain was closed again today, what an absolute bummer. Gale force winds again... grrr... So we decide to check out rather than waste another day waiting for the mountain to o ..."
A travel blog entry from Oamaru by
lisartw
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