Steam Punk and Steam Train
What a whacky place this is. The Steam Punk HQ in Oamaru is completely bonkers inside and out. The machines outside have a slot into which you can deposit your hard-earned cash for them to spring into action. Or, in the case of the Mad Max-like train, belch out flames from its orifices. Whoever designed these installations must have been munching on the shrooms.
Wild train
Indeed – what waits within?
This waits within
And this
And that
Far more sober and less psilocybin-fuelled is the Oamaru Steam Train. This heritage railway takes you on a journey from town to the seal and penguin colony.
Harbourside
And through the town
Seal colony
Leeds – that’s quite a journey back in 1924.
Omarama
After Oamaru, we turned inland to Omarama. After parking the van at the Top Ten campsite, Maria and I walked over to the Omarama Hot Tubs, where we had an appointment for a bit of hot water therapy.
The private tubs are filled with mountain water and heated by a wood fire, which can be controlled by lifting a flap to let more air into the fire. It’s simple, but it works.
Oamaru and Omarama 11
I didn’t expect to see Tesla charging stations up here in the hills
Evening celebration for something – can’t remember what
Next, we are heading towards the close of our campervan adventure in Christchurch,
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