Can you imagine sipping a coffee, slurping an ice cream, casually strolling and basking under the…read moresun on this beach? Ya, that's life in NZ. One of the most beautiful places to be in New Zealand, beautiful beach and scenery, as well as being easily accessible and close to a great cafe with great coffee, cakes, muffins, ice cream. What more can I say? I miss NZ and I miss St Clair.

This is a lovely little strip of shops, cafes, and restaurants facing a powerful coastline of…read morerideable waves that are empty and waiting for the next lineup of surfers. Take a walk along the esplanade, up the cliff and bask in the sweeping views of Dunedin and the bay.

The parking area here was pretty easy to find off the road and the walk along the shoreline is…read moreabout 10-15mins one-way. The boulders seemed to be much more impressive in pictures than up close and there were a surprising number of people on the stretch of beach that houses the boulders and if you want your pic at the big one that looks like it was the model for the Death Star, you will definitely have to wait your turn. It was storming when I went, so I was even more surprised that there were as many people as there were on the beach, but even in the rain, it was an enjoyable walk along the beach. The tide was coming in, so it was fun to go and splash a bit in the waves seeing as I was wet anyway. There are some smaller boulders out in the actual water, so you have to wade out to a couple if the tide is coming in. I think there were not as many boulders as I have seen pictured and many of them were broken, cracked or in halves. It is a fun little pitstop if you are passing by on your way somewhere, but I definitely do not think this is a destination stop in and of itself.

Fun to see! Fun to…read moresee these boulders, giant Geodes, most are whole and some are split open. Not many though, so don't expect too much! Worth a stop if in the area as not found in many places around the world! They can be accessed from the beach cafe on the hill $2 each to use their path or drive further along and then walk back. Cafe and shop looked nice although didn't stay!