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The Mill House Oamaru

State Highway One Oamaru, South Island, 9495, New Zealand

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Oamaru: Blue Penguins

A travel blog entry by shaun_armstrong

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... Eine Kleinstadt, so kaffig, daß wir beim Bummeln durch die "Innenstadt" ziemlich angegafft werden. Viele Touris verirren sich nicht hierher, nur diejenigen, die sich die Pinguine anschauen wollen. Was wir heute abend auch machen werden. Da wir die Gelbaugenpinguine schon gestern frei und ungestört beobachten konnten, werden wir heute nur noch zu den Blue Penguins gehen, was wir vorab gebucht haben. Um acht werden wir losfahren, um viertel vor neun werden die Pinguine ...

Mt Cook, Penguins & Old Bones

A travel blog entry by debsrtwjourney

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... our food. It is pouring rain and we head out, with our guide and driver, to see the yellow-eyed penguins first . They are the second largest penguins on earth, after the emperor penguins, and are said to be found only in NZ’s southern waters. We are told that there are 18 types of penguins in the world, and 3 of them are in New Zealand. The yellow-eyed penguins (Hoiha) are loners, and live together in pairs of 2. We try to spot them from ...

Wind, merlot and salmon

A travel blog entry by cariverga

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... 1096; 85;яя погод 72; опред 77;ленно больш 77; подхо 76;ит для пингв 80;нов, чем для людей. Путеш ...

Penguin day

A travel blog entry by arne_yveline

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... off by another tourist who stomped all the way down there. There are warning signs up all over, telling people that even small interferences can seriously muck up their breeding. Why does our species suck so much?

After playing the silent waiting game for about 45 minutes, we finally got rewarded; timidly waddling out of the surf, was our first wild Yellow Eyed Penguin. He (or she) waddled across quite fast, leaving us with an empty beach once more. It took ...

Scenic Wonderland

A travel blog entry by jimandpaula

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... br> So here we are now in Oamaru. On the way from Omarama to Oamaru Jim said "how lucky are we to live in this country" and really those few words say it all! ... trip to be continued.
Of note: The Jason's "bible" of camping grounds doesn't show a camp ground at either Lake Tekapo or Twizel so we were surprised to find these at both places. The one at Tekapo is right on the lake's edge and looks rather delightful.
LOL from Paula and Jim
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