Today's trip was a whale-watching trip from Kaikoura. The weather was a bit grey and windy so we weren't sure if it would go ahead but fortunately the company decided to run it. After a fast and bumpy run out to where the whales were thought to be we went out onto a swaying deck to look for the whale. And we were treated to some very fine views of a Sperm Whale.
After that whale dived we went looking for another one, and got some good views of him as well. Once he had dived we returned to shore (bumpy again!). We also saw Petrel, Sheerwaters and a few Albatross - so all in all an excellent trip.
After lunch we went to the tip of the Kaikoura peninsula which has another seal colony (there was a seal asleep in one of the parking bays when we arrived), and then up to a viewpoint at the top of the hill with good views over both the North and South bays.
Tomorrow we have a fairly long (but hopefully scenic) drive across to the West coast.
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