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Very Few Penguins In Once Super Rich Oamaru

New kind of road signs - Penguins Crossing, South Island, New Zealand

New kind of road signs – Penguins Crossing, South Island, New Zealand

Near Oamaru, we stopped at some clay cliffs, since they were mentioned in the Lonely Planet. Those were some impressive rocks formations, even though they surely would have gone unnoticed in southern Bolivia! The heydays of Oamaru were in the late 19th century, when gold was found in Otago. No money was spared to express that wealth. Today, some majestic buildings in the centre made of limestone bear witness of those golden times. Some buildings rather resemble Greek temples, which actually are now ordinary banks. Continue Reading →