Ahoy, thar she blows!

Today I went whale watching in Kaikoura on the east coast of the south island. Due to special sea floor conditions and streams, this is one of very few places in the world where you can be almost certain to find whales every day of the year.

It was fairly expensive, costing 110 NZD, but everything was tip-top, and we got to see 5 sperm whales close by, and had contact with another two, so it was all-in-all a great experience.

Kaikoura itself is absolutely stunningly placed, at a penninsula with the Inland Kaikoura Range and Seaward Kaikoura Range mountains close by. On a clear day such as yesterday, you can see Mt. Fyffe, Manakau, Tapauaneuku, and several other mountains frome here. Tremendous!