The Old Convent Kaikoura

Mt Fyffe Road Kaikoura, Christchurch-Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

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Winery tour but no Whales

A travel blog entry by campet32

Cloudy, then warm and sunny but sea mist over Kaikoura which cleared and was
sunny although sea mist rolled in later. Left Christchurch, after breakfast in
room and phoning Claire, about 9.45am arriving in Kaikouri at lunchtime. Visited
the “I” site before walking around the town and finding where the Whale Watch
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Christmas and NY in Sydney

A travel blog entry by shesaidyes

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... Then we had a delicious breakfast of eggs benedict. With the sun shining - which was a miracle considering Australia had had its wettest start to the summer for years - we walked the 15 minute journey to Bondi beach. The police are very strict with drinking alcohol in public places so we had to drink ours on the grass before we could go on the beach. After a few hours of swimming, reading and watching the cameras filming the TV show Bondi Rescue we went ...

Is That a Llama, Mama?

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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The reason my mom and I stopped in Hanmer Springs was because of the hot springs. Judging a town by its name is a bit like judging a book by its cover, but we were not disappointed. We figured we'd go to the hot springs in the morning and then drive right to Kaikoura, but they were so extensive we spent the whole day there. We wanted ...

Getting to know the New Zealand wildlife...

A travel blog entry by shesaidyes

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... went for a bike ride along the coast, stopping off for some delicious crayfish at a roadside barbeque before cycling to see a seal colony. With the sun shining, it was the perfect day.

The next morning we were up early to meet the dusky dolphins. Once we were all suited and booted, we set off in our boat to try and find them. At first we spotted a small pod and we jumped out with our snorkeling gear, but they didn't seem interested and swam off.

So ...

Sperm Whales, Dusky Dolphins and even more Seals..

A travel blog entry by boysontour100

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... twenty dusky dolphins. We all rushed out on deck and tried to take photos of these amazing creatures but they are so fast in and out of the water that it was pretty difficult to get any decent pictures. They absolutely loved the boat and kept dodging in and out of the water at the front of the boat. Rob had been swimming with dolphins before but Nick had never seen any dolphins in the flesh so seeing this pod was really cool and very ...

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