Gore to Oamaru

After leaving Gore, we headed north towards Alexandria.
We saw a number of old building and found this old shearing site.
It is supposedly the oldest in New Zealand at Miller's Crossing.

  

Down the road we found this old water tower
 next to the train tracks

All of this was along a beautiful river with deep bluegreen water

We crossed at the site of this old bridge abutment

Next on our trip was a stop at one of the main attractions of the

southeast coast of New Zealand, the Moeraki Boulders.  Where 

in the world did this almost perfectly round stones come from?

After visiting the "Boulders" we went on to 

Oamaru to spend the night.  It's a quaint little town that

 was fun to visit.  We were in for another surprise.

Here's the town of Oamaru with it's bay

Getting up early in the morning produced some 
beautiful sunrise photos

Driving around to get some good photos I came 

across an outlook and took these two photos

Looking closely at the beach above I noticed some movement

 and zoomed in to find these three penguins on their way

These two continued towards the water & the third stayed behind

I was bummed because I'd left Ann back asleep at the motel

so I quickly jumped into the car and went to get her.  

We returned  quickly to still see the one hanging back.

It wasn't long and across the beach he tramped

Then to the edge of the water and in he went