North Otago Coast

All Day Bay

Fossil hunting at All day Bay

Campbells Bay looking down to All Day Bay

cool driftwood seat

the gang

baches on no exit roads... 

...more old baches

now that's relaxation!

yellow eyed penguin

Y.E.P. 2

On the lighthouse headland seals were lying around everywhere

cute

a Moeraki Boulder

 

Today we explored the Otago coastline south of Oamaru - a geological safari and a marine life safari.  We are parked-up freedom camping at All Day Bay (good name - we'll be here all night too!) and first we took the car north to Campbells Bay where there were 'ancient shrimp burrows in Ototara limestone...' and then Kakanui North Head (for dark mineral breccia?) - everywhere had great views up and down the coast.  Next stop on the trail was supposed to be near Coast Restaurant but we couldn't find it so had coffee there instead.  That was the end of the 2-day vanished World geology trail.

Next we went down the main road to Moeraki and explored the little dead end roads south and west of Moeraki.  Finally we went down Lighthouse Road expecting to see a lighthouse (which we did) but there was also a hide to view yellow eyed penguins and a headland walk.  We saw so many seals and/or sea lions here!  We also saw the penguins - but not from the hide, they were walking around or just sitting in the bush at the edge of the track.