We missed the Christmas Parade that was on which was a shame. But the beauty of this place with wonderful 19th century architecture was fabulous. It would have taken us days to actually photograph the many sights of this interesting place. The historic buildings are created out of limestone which was obviously easily carved to create these long lasting buildings. Apparently the local limestone was quarried near Weston and is known as Oamaru stone and most of the streets are named after rivers in England.
The Harbour and Holmes Wharf were equally as enjoyable. The water being an impressive turquoise blue with our very sunlit day and dotted white clouds. The wind, however, still had quite a bite to it and chilly. We missed seeing the yellow eyed penguins as they do not tend to come out until the evenings.
So we made our way back to our Glen Mac Farmstay. This time we decided to head across the Waitaki River and turn left at Glenavy. We followed the river for many kilometres and came out at Kurow. Tomorrow we will stop at this tiny township for some more provisions to take to our cottage by Lake Ohau.
