We spent a little time there, perusing the collection. It was cool to see some of the Dr. Who toys we'd never gotten in the U.S., I saw a set of Huey, Dewey, and Louie robot toys from Silent Running, and the kids enjoyed playing real pinball for, I think, the first time ever.

From the newest information on the website, it looks like this place is now closed and Stephen is boxing up his impressive collection of nostalgic ephemera. He'll be posting some pictures on the museum's Facebook Page if you'd like to see some of what he had on display.

After we'd done some shopping around Oamaru and fueled up the kids, it was unfortunately time to depart Oamaru. We could have used an extra day (or probably two) there, but the next morning we had an appointment in Twizel, which was at the base of Mount Cook. And with uncertain weather in the mountains, we didn't want to get to drive to Twizel too late.

This meant we weren't able to take Ralph (our tour guide from the night before) up on his generous offer to see and help feed the black lamb. We really regret this decision, but world travel sometimes requires hard choices.