Moeraki Boulders Cafe

The large boulders scattered on the beach are really interesting. I have to sincerely admire the wonders of nature. It is very unreal, like an alien base. The shortest route is to go down from the sales office of the visitor center. Otherwise, you have to walk through the long beach. It is a very suitable spot for taking pictures. The restaurant environment is very good and the dishes are also good.

There is a restaurant near the boulder. There is a coffee corner after entering the door, and take-out meals are available. The restaurant also provides a variety of staple foods, mainly fried fish. There is also seafood soup recommended by many people! . The restaurant environment is very good and large. The restroom is clean. There is a viewing platform for dining.

The restaurant is at the entrance of Moeraki Boulders Beach. There is a large parking lot next to the restaurant for free parking. The sea view restaurant is large and clean, with an outdoor dining platform. It offers a variety of fried fish as the main dishes. We ordered fried silver cod. Local white fish is also a specialty. In addition to fried fish, chips and potato wedges are available. The seafood soup is a creamy batter soup base with fish pieces and spices. The taste is good and rich. The mussels are fresh. It was a little cold outside and I added a cup of hot cocoa. The restaurant prices are standard New Zealand prices, and there is almost no price difference compared to other cities. Hundreds of people have different tastes, at least the fish pieces are real.

The Moreki Big Stone (Moeraki Boulders) is a famous natural wonder on New Zealand's South Island, located on the Moreki Beach about 40 kilometers south of Oamaru. The beach is strewn with more than 50 nearly perfect-shaped round boulders, each typically weighing several tons and up to about two meters high, known as the "stone eggs". According to local Maori legend, hundreds of years ago, a canoe overturned when it landed, and the hoists and other items on board were washed ashore and gradually evolved into these boulders. This statement gives the big boulders a mysterious color, making them a romantic legend in Maori culture. Scientists believe the large boulders are formed by calcite crystals gradually condensing during deposition on the seabed a process similar to the formation of pearls, but typically takes millions of years. Some studies believe that these boulders formed during the Eocene to Paleoocene (about 65 million to 33 million years ago), experienced a long-term chemical precipitation, tidal, weathering dual effects, and finally formed a near-perfect spherical shape. In addition, there are also studies that suggest that the fracture and tectonic movement of the crust may collide, rub and gradually round the original angular rocks, forming the boulders we see today. The boulders of Moraki are not only important objects for geological research. It is also a popular attraction for tourists. Visitors can enjoy these different forms of pebbles up close along the beach at low tide, or view the spectacular coastal view from the nearby observation deck.