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Whale- and seal-watching in Kaikoura
(May 24 '06)
"Back into your seats please, we have a whale dead ahead!"
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The start of my Stray journey started off slowly, but ...
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We drove for 7 hours from the West Coast of New Zealand over to the East Coast just 1 and half hours drive above Christchurch where we had to drop the car off in a few days before flying ...
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Kaikoura
(Feb 06 '07)
We left Blenheim this morning and headed south towards Kaikoura, a small town set in the lee of the Kaikoura Peninsula.
On the way we passed the South Island's largest seal colony with dozens of ...
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As soon as we arrived in Kaikoura, George and Adam left Natalie and me to brave a swim in the somewhat chilly looking South Pacific Ocean with the resident pods of Dusky Dolphins. We ...
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Whale Watching!
(Feb 19 '07)
We arrived with enough time left in the day to set up a whale watching tour for the next morning - 7:45 AM to be exact - ouch! I was really hoping to see dolphins as well but hey, I was just glad that ...
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Heading South
(Oct 21 '06)
Up at 6am for the ferry crossing, which wasn't too bad at all (other than the weather was pretty lousy. Arrived just before 11 and headed south to Kaikoura, stopping at the Marlborough Winery for a ...
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Kaikoura, a nice little spot sandwiched between the Southern Alps Mountains and the South Pacific Sea. Famously known for its beauty and Hill walking (more aptly known here ...
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Kaikoura- wildlife viewing
(Jun 18 '07)
"Saw 2 sperm whales, whale watching, good hostel and bought mum a tree!"
On the way from Christchurch to Kaikoura we stopped at Hanmer Springs. There they had nice natural hot springs, so thought we ...
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Lazy Days and Snoring
(Mar 14 '07)
So the ferry was uneventful. I was feeling a little bit off
(presumably from the waves... we'll just ignore the bubbly) so I took a
motion sickness pill, which wonderfully made me sleep almost the ...
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Road Trip - Kaikoura (twice)
(Jan 02 '07)
We arrived in Kaikoura late on New Year's Day. The small town is supposed to be in one of the most picturesque landscapes in NZ. However, all we could see was a low grey cloud cover and a rough ...
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Getting friendly with the Dolphins in Kaikoura!
(Mar 12 '08)
"all around us, a pod of about 450 Dusky dolphins!"
The Ferry…or Le ferry?! So up we got and headed down to the
InterIslander ferry port for our 7.30am check in. It was reminiscent of waiting
at ...
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Swimming with dolphins is supposed to make you cry, it just made me vomit. Trouble was, the boat was a bit rocky going out to the dolphin's playground, and by the time we got there and ...
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Dolphins and Whales :o)
(Nov 27 '07)
"there was a bunch of adults all sounding like Dorie (from finding nemo) speaking whale"
Jes:
Our travels from the grey place took us on to Hamner Springs where Al had a fantastic time (hopefully he ...
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