Today was the day we picked up the camper van. We rented a small camper from Jucy Rentals. It’s bright green and purple and is just big enough for me and Libby.
We arrived on time to pick it up but it wasn’t ready for us. The Jucy shuttle dropped us off at a local shipping area and we had some breakfast and bought our groceries.
Then back to Jucy we went, were the van was waiting for us.
We said goodbye to Christchurch and drove to Oamaru. The drive went well and I was happy to get my first few hours of driving on the other side of the road on some straight flat roads.
We chose Oamaru so we could see penguins. The blue penguins that live in the Oamaru area are the smallest penguin. Most average around 10 pounds. Our activity of the day was a visit to the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony. The penguins return to land at sunset after spending the day at sea feeding. The “show” lasted a few hours and included a talk about the penguins and watching the penguins return. They trickled in slowly over two hours in small groups or rafts. We had to be very quiet and there was no photography allowed. So the pictures I posted are of the post cards I bought.
On the walk back to our campsite we came across penguins that were making their way back to their nests. They live in the area but outside of the sanctuary. We watched them as they waddled home for the night.
Oamaru, view towards the penguin colony
A few more pictures from Omaru. The birds are called Shags, they are different species of Cormorants. We also saw our first seals.
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