I loved Oamaru! Rod had organised this whole trip including accommodation and Oamaru was a) a second chance to see blue penguins and b) where we would be staying the night on a railway station! En route to Oamaru we passed the Moeraki rocks, rounded boulders, "remarkable concretions" according to Rod's geology book. Spread out on a wide sandy beach, they were very photogenic and provided the perfect place to walk and to take photos, along with many other tourists. We paid a voluntary €2 for the pleasure, which reminded me that the pancake rocks had been free........Lovely site. Arriving at Oamaru around lunchtime, we thought we would first check out the penguin tours at the harbour. Imagine our surprise when we passed the long jetty crowded with black and white shags. No entry, it said,
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