words from the world

We start our way northwards of the South island. A first leap leads us at Dunedin which, more than its train station, has a peculiar street : Baldwin street. This street is listed nor in the World Heritage list but in the Guiness book as "the steepest street in the world". It's better to have good tyres or a healthy heart as you decide to climb it by car or on foot.





Our long day within the car will be interrupted by these coastal landscapes where earth and sea meet under the astounded motorists' eyes. This scenery is definitely more relaxing than a tasteless motorway rest area.








Pinnacle Rock offers a batch of strangenesses with its ball-like round stones. Rocks we can climb to take an eccentric photo such as the Rhodes colossus.





The end of the road ends in Oamaru tonight. Something unexpected in our program. And it's often these unplanned moments which leave the best traces in the memories. Penguins cross the ochre-sanded beach and go to fish. One or two hours later, they bring back some fresh food to their offsprings who were waiting, hidden in the bushes. A little bit further, some seals discontently roar as we arrive. They wriggle to go further and reach their element : the water.












At dusk, to complete the delights of the animal kingdom, we are witnesses to the return of the blue penguins. By groups, they shake themselves and waddle to their nest. There will be more than 200. And the "beware penguins crossing" roadsign is not here to entertain the tourists. One of them does a great honour by crossing the road in front of us.