After the castle, we went to the head of the peninsula and took a tour to see penguins and seals. It is the only way to do this, as the land and animals are well protected by the government. That is great, as the yellow-eyed penguins, especially, are rare. We had a private tour on an 8-wheel atv (my stomach still got queasy on the very bumpy trail!). First stop was at a colony of fur seal moms and their young pups. They were wonderful to watch. The highlight was a mom and pup that had wandered up the path we were on, so we were only about 3-4 metres from them. The baby was so curious! Dick got some great photos of them, and I took some video that I will post when I have decent internet access. Then we saw, from a distance, a yellow-eyed penguin chick and several blue penguin chicks.
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