Kaikoura

Hello!

This week we decided to take a break. It had been a while since we did anything new. The North Island trip was in September!

We decided to go to Kaikoura, known for its wildlife. So we rented a car and a tent a just went for it. And it was probably the best two-day break so far in New Zealand.

Jesper and I with El Cheapo (the car)

The first day we just wandered about. We stopped for the view and checked the last whaling house in Kaikoura. Built on whale bones.

Fyffe House

The pantry

 The woman taking care of the house doesn't have a dog, she has a seal:

Just chilling in the garden

 We also checked the limestone caves. Nothing special, but it was nice.

After this we headed for our camp-site and set up camp. A free DOC camp by the sea.

Dinner time:

And a walk after dinner:

And now the best part. The second day. We woke up at 6am, had breakfast, and headed for our main activity of the day: Swimming with dolphins.

Ready for the briefing

The weather was amazing. Sunshine, quiet sea, mountains in the background, dolphins all around.

The dolphins are completely wild but very curious and friendly. They just swim around the boat and around people.

We rented a GoPro camera and took it with us to the water:

Me and Viktoria

Me underwater

Jesper

We also have video of the dolphins underwater. I'll have to edit it and upload it later.
Lunch break:

And after lunch we went for a small hike.

The scenery was amazing, mountains with snow on one side, sea and rocks on the other.

And we weren't expecting to find any more wildlife, but we did. A lot!

Going down the cliff

Clear waters

Lots and lots of seals

And millions of birds

Back to the car:

And drove back to Christchurch. Awesome two days!

Bye