South Again – Day 18

Aramoana, a dark name in Kiwi history, but we survived the night and drove to Port Chalmers and the back road to Waitati.

We had coffee at Karitane which has a nice sandy beach with rollers coming in from the southern ocean.

After this it was mostly SH1 with a lunch stop at Moeraki Village and avoiding the boulders which we’ve seen too often already (twice).

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And so to the Steampunk capital of NZ Oamaru. This once bustling then depressed port has found new life. The old wharves now host a wide range of arts and crafts.

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It’s also home to Scott’s Brewery so one is obliged to sample.