Lyttleton Time Ball Station

Hubby ventured up the hill to take photos of the Lyttleton Time Ball station, one of only 5 in working order in the world.

From 1876 to 1934, a ball dropped on its stone tower, signaling the time to ships in Lyttleton Harbor.

Click here to read more about this piece of nautical history.

Skippy, a neighbor, used to visit the timeball every afternoon about 1:00 to watch (and hear) the ball drop.  https://www.facebook.com/LytteltonTimeball/

The black sphere is a Maori Pou. (Click here.)

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Oamaru

Most of the photos of Sumpter's Wharf in Oamaru find it covered in shag/cormorants. It closed to shipping in 1974 and is now a registered historic place. Click here for some history of the Wharf.

Oamaru is a small town in the South Island that you don't hear much about. unless you know there were limestone quarries there and many historic buildings built from it.

Many of the old buildings have been turned into shops.

 Photo Souvenirs

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TSS Earnslaw

In Queenstown, we took a 90 minute cruise on Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw, 

 the oldest hand-fired passenger boat in the Southern Hemisphere. It was first launched

in 1912, although coal steamers were on this lake as early as 1863.

The lake is surrounded by the Remarkables mountain range, which were magical to see,

even on an overcast day.

The tour takes passengers to Walter Peak Station (farm) where you can tour the

sheep farm and have lunch. We opted for just the ride across and back.

The staff at Walter Peak wave at the arrivals (just moments after this was taken!).

Scree at the top of the mountains.

Some of the seats are from the NZ railroad.

For more information on the TSS Earnslaw, click here.

For more information on Walter Peak Station, click here.