Omarau

On route for Dunedin we decided to stop at Omarau and what a good idea it was. To start, we went to a candy factory and bought a kilo of chocolate followed by a visit to Whitestone cheese maker where we got some vintage blue. Not much better way to start a visit. The town itself was great! It is a quirky little town that has an odd obsession with steampunk (google it)….The old town consisted of some older Victorian styled buildings filled with steampunk attire, old books stores and souvenir, etc. It was a lot of fun wandering around. There was even a fun kid’s park that was also steampunk themed with a zip line and slide that we had a frolicking good time in after a flight of beer at a nearby brewery. To top it all off we saw PENGINS! Little blue penguins that waddled to shore just after sunset to their nests. Super adorable. We paid way too much for premium seats but most of it goes to preservations so we didn’t feel too guilty. Unfortunately, we weren’t allowed to take pictures so you will just have to believe us on the penguin sighting.En savoir plus