Going Steampunk in Oamaru, New Zealand

We went to Oamaru, New Zealand to see the blue penguins. And we did. But we were taken by surprise when we learned that the town is New Zealand's steampunk capital and home to the incredible Steampunk HQ.

New Zealand in Pictures

A fairly large gallery of pictures from our two weeks driving around New Zealand in a huge camper van.

Monday, 22-09-2014. Day 33

Venturing into Rohan and Gondor

If you throw a rock in New Zealand, there's a high likelihood you'll hit a sheep. However, if you don't hit a sheep, you'll probably hit a billboard advertising a Lord of the Rings tour. So we thought we should give one a try.

Sunday, 21-09-14. Day 32

Steampunk, Time Travel, and the World's Greatest Playground

After a chilly night watching small penguins come back to their homes after a day fishing at sea, we explored Oamaru for a little while before heading off for Twizel.

Saturday, 20-09-14: Day 31

World Records and Penguin Rafts

A whole bunch of cool things happened today, so this is a pretty long retelling.

Wednesday, 17-09-2014. Day 28

Broken Glass and Narrow Bridges

We started the day with a (small) disaster and ended it very cold. But in-between all that, we did stuff.

This is Hokey Pokey Ice Cream

It's vanilla ice cream with chunks of honeycomb toffee. It's quite delicious.

Tuesday, 16-09-2014. Day 27

Jumping Pillows and Crayfish

We venture deeper into the South Island and realize it's going to get cold.

Monday, 15-09-2014. Day 26

Mis-Bookings and Expensive Ferries

When you don't book things yourself, you don't really have any control over what happens. Fortunately, it works out all right ... this time.

Sunday, 14-09-2014. Day 25

An Udderly Fantastic Day

A stop in Bulls, then a fantastic evening in Wellington.

Friday, 12-09-2014: Day 23

Kiwis and Glow Worms

Our fourth day in New Zealand, we see the elusive kiwi and the bioluminescent glowworms.

10-09-2014: Day 21

Black Sand, White Sheep

After a nice walk along Muriwai Beach, we drove up to Sheepworld and got a hands-on demonstration of what it takes to shear a sheep.

09-09-2014: Day 20

Gannets and Hokey Pokey

After flying 34 hours on five planes in the past eight days, we're relieved we wouldn't have to get on a plane for two weeks. At least until we saw how big the camper van we'd be driving around these small islands was.

07-09-2014: Day 19

Dust Up at Sydney International

Day 19. A funny thing happened on the way to New Zealand ... our misadventures in the Sydney International Airport.

Introducing The Behemoth

This KEA camper van would be home for the next 15 days.