Oamaru, Moeraki and Dunedin, oh my! Otago Peninsula Trip Part 1

We had a fabulous trip down the east coast to Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula a few weekends ago. I would have to say it ranks as one of our best trips so far. First stop: Oamaru and Moeraki where we saw the Moeraki boulders (above). These boulders are perfectly round and mostly smooth and really are a freak show. Some were cracked open and had mini-tide pools in them. They are beautiful really and, as the link above describes, are quite special to the Maori people.


Oamaru is home to some yellow-eyed penguins:



We saw about 10 or so float in on the waves and waddle up the beach and disappear into the "bush". Fascinating little critters and to think, this is one of the only places in the world where you can see these penguins, unless you happen to visit some of the sub-antarctic islands. They are endangered due to the destruction of their habitat by humans.

Then on to Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula. We stayed at a lovely little cabin that overlooked the harbor.