day14: Dunedin to Oamaru and Paul's B'day.

We both enjoyed our stay in Dunedin, it is a great city with a very vibrant atmosphere. I think that may be due to the large number of young people studying at the Uni. I do not usually like hilly places but Dunedin is OK.

We left this morning under glorious blue skies and a wee nip in the air. The ride to Oamaru only took about 1 1/2 hours, with a stop at the Moeraki Boulders on the way, see photo below.

They were really fascinating, just some round rocks on the beach with nothing else around, they have something to do with a build up of sediment around a core, similar to how a pearl grows. Some of them have split and a coating of lime quartz stuff has got into the cracks. Our country truly amazes me at every turn, with the incredible diversity and sheer beauty of our flora, fauna and landscape. And so on to Oamaru, another little jewel in our landscape. What an amazing town, it is chock full of Victorian architecture and history.

We took a walk through the Victorian Precinct, which is at its best on a Sunday, with markets etc. We checked out the local museum and then on to the Public Park which was lovely. The photo to the right may mean something to some of you. If you can't read it, it is the "Lanes Emulsion" building, apparently Mum used to give us "Lanes Emulsion" when we were kids. I think luckily I can't remember it.

The last photo is of the public park in Oamaru, there is a statue which is a bit hard to see in this photo, with fairies on it, quite lovely if your into that sort of thing.

So tonight we are out to dinner for Paul's Birthday, He is a very well preserved 54 today. And even more handsome than the day I met Him.