We woke up to another perfect day. We are trying to remind ourselves that it is still spring and not summer, however when you wake up by the ocean in the warm sun while having coffee it's hard to imagine anything else. After an hour of just sitting on the beach watching the waves roll in while sipping on coffee (Paul) and mochas' (Shabree) we started our drive to Kaikoura along the coast. For the most part it was flat and we cruzed along, but when we got closer to town we hit a huge fog bank or marine layer that just hung around and covered everything. We could see a few breaks that revealed huge snow capped mountains and beautiful teal blue green ocean with seals lounging on the rocky shore. The town while trapped in marine layer was still quite cute and we made our way to downtown's I site. The main drag comprised of gift shops and cafe's and lots of begging seagulls.
Kaikoura is supposed to one of the best places to swim with dolphins, whale watch, albatross watch, and anything that has to do with marine life they claim they can show you. We asked about swimming with the dolphins, Dolphin Encounter is the only tour in town and have a high success rate of not only seeing them but letting you swim with them. It was a bit pricey, so we decided to walk along the main drag and think about it. We each got a milkshake and walked to the beach since the marine layer was lifting. As we discussed one of us swimming and the other just viewing the fogged disappeared and revealed huge snow capped mountains as a back drop to a beautiful coastline! What a site, huge mountains and clear blue water, only in NZ! Feeling revitalized by the stunning views and a better day for tomorrow, we decided to both swim with the dolphins!
We stayed at a motor camp that felt more like a hotel, this place had a pool and spa! We laid by the pool for the rest of the afternoon under clear sky and the southern sunshine while looking at the mountains! What a wonderful place, we decided to stay one more night after our dolphin encounter so we could shower and lounge! This is the life!
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