Moeraki & Otago Peninsula
These boulders fell out of the cliff (some can be seen still half buried in the cliff). Nobody is quite sure how they were formed: several are broken open to reveal a "honeycomb" type structure inside. Originally there were many boulders of various sizes: the ones too large to be carried away are still there. We also had a walk around Moeraki village and Shag point, where we saw seals, shags and a very brief glimpse of a yellow eyed penguin. After Moeraki we stayed in Dunedin, and visited the Otago peninsula, where we saw Yellow eyed penguins and Albatrosses from much closer quarters, thanks to a system of underground viewing tunnels at Penguin Place (see RWS below) and the viewing building at the breeding colony of Royal Albatrosses at Tairoa Head.