Oamaru, Dunedin and Otago peninsula

Trip Start Sep 24, 2008
1
98
114
Trip End Jun 20, 2009


Loading Map
Map your own trip!
Show trip route
Hide lines
shadow

Flag of New Zealand  , South Island,
Thursday, May 21, 2009

21.05.09: Gorgeous day to drive from Mt Cook towards the coast. we could mot help but stopping every few kilometers to take pictures of the mountains and the lakes. We also stopped to look at some Maori paintings on the rocks. Some looked a bit like the ones in saw in Australia. They were also painting men on horses, settlers' ships and tribal designs. We continued our trip towards the coast and stopped in the town of Omamaru, famous for its penguin colonies. Lake and Moutains
Lake and Moutains

We went to check the yellow eyed penguins on a particular beach. Normally, 30 are here but for the last few weeks only a third of theme arrive each night. Locals are getting worried. We managed to pot one!. We then went to Shag point, another viewing spot and were greeted by a huge sleeping seal!!  We finally reached Dunedin without any trouble (they had heavy snow a  few days ago) and checked in the hostel. We originally wanted to have an early night but had a great night with the other people staying here. sleepy seal
sleepy seal


22.05.09: We could not get out of bed this morning after the heavy might. We made it for the afternoon though and headed to Otago peninsula. We visited the beautiful Larnach castle, which overlooks the whole peninsula. It is the only Victorian castle in the Southern hemisphere. It was really nice and reminded us of Ireland. The windy roads of the peninsula, too. We finished by looking at the Albatross centre, where the endangered animals are breeding.
Slideshow Print this entry