Seals and springs

We drove south along the coast towards Kaikoura. This is the route closed until last year by earthquake damage. The road and railway follow a narrow path between mountains and sea. When the earth shakes the mountains fall on the road…

At Oahu, there were cars pulled up on the side of a road. We stopped and discovered a seal colony at play. At Kaikoura we did a short coastal walk but, surprisingly, no more seals. We did continue our bird watching achievements. I spotted a Yellowhead and Lyn pointed out a Fantail.

Our other achievements in Kaikoura were that Lyn replaced my lost hat and we ate Kaikoura’s famous fish and chips.

We took the inland route to Hanmer Springs where we luxuriated in the pools at the spa/resort.