Dolphin Poop
Trip Start
Sep 05, 2007
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Trip End
May 01, 2008
Kaikoura,
South Island,
New Zealand
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Due to the geography of the ocean locally, there is an abundance of sea-life in Kaikura. This abundance in wildlife has led to an abundance in tourism. Dolphins, seals and other sea creatures are bountiful here.
My first day here I ran into Dave again and we went to a bit of a BBQ with several others.
I got up ridiculously early in the morning to go dolphin swimming. Dolphin swimming sounds lame, but it is actually pretty damn cool. There were about 500 dolphins in the pod. We got in a good 45 minutes or so of actual swimming with the little tuna-can-fillers. They would shoot by and the odd one would circle you, trying to swim fast enough to out-manoeuvre you. The visibility wasn't all that great, but the number of them ensured a good show.
After showering all the dolphin poo off of me I went out to the seal colony and got a few pictures of the lazy furballs. They are much bigger in person than I expected. Walking back, one of the seals barked at me then rolled over to show me his penis. It was a special moment.
Out by the seal colony was a fish shack that served grilled fish with rice, etc. Not your average street vendor; the food was awesome. I indulged twice; on crayfish and on whitebait. Two local delicacies.
The last night I was going to meet Dave for a drink. Dave, however, was nowhere to be found. Dave, if you're reading this, I put a voodoo curse on you. Sorry dude, had to be done.
Comments
jealous!!
i ate at that fish shack place right on the side of the road. so good. i could've eaten there every day of my trip and been a happy, poor camper