After a comedy photo of Kelvin in the kitchen
Meet the Kelvinator |
we head off for an
exploration of the windy coastal roads of the Otago Peninsula and some
really spectacular scenery.
Soon it is time to move on to the next leg of our
journey and we go north past Dunedin and
up to Moeraki Village which is famed for the Moeraki Boulders.
The
boulders are actually concretions formed by calcite precipitation around a nucleus (probably a fossil) during burial.
Moeraki Boulders - Kelvin for scale |
There are also classic examples of septarian nodules which are concretions which display polygonal cracks.
Classic Septarian Nodule |
The boulders are spread across the beach and look like they have washed ashore, but have actually been eroded from the weak mudstone cliffs. They look really bizarre
as they are perfectly circular and we enjoy our stop off there before heading
further north to Oamaru.
Oamaru is
famed for its ornate limestone Victorian style buildings. It has a very British feel and we enjoy
having an explore especially through the converted warehouses which are now
stuffed full of galleries, arts and crafts.
A good way to spend an afternoon.
Mr & Mrs M
Kelvin the Kelvinator......you just can't buy class !!
ReplyDeleteMoeraki Boulders stunning, would make a nice feature in our garden !!
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