Thursday, November 20, 2008

DAY 10: Impressing the Lady Dolphins

From NZ - DAY 10


KAIKOURA -- I had a pretty cool day.

I woke up early in the morning to catch the Inter-Island Ferry to the South Island and then headed to its West Coast -- specifically the Kaikoura Coast.

It is a nice little community on a bay looking into the ocean. I didn't realize it until the fog lifted but there are mountains overlooking the community as well. They are quite amazing and all snowy.

When I got to Kaikoura I booked a whale watching tour. Although I saw two sperm whales, it was the Dusky Dolphin that stole the show.

These acrobatic dolphins were leaping out of the water trying to impress the female dolphins to find a mate.

They were quite beautiful.

I have lined up a bed in a hostel on the ocean front. I am literally about 25 yards from the water which I can see out my window.

I am in a room with three drunken Australian girls -- its only 7:30 p.m. here.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow Craig...aren't you the sly fox?! :) Hope you're having a great time!

Unknown said...

Get ready, the south island packs more of a punch in my opinion. can't wait to here what you think of queenstown especially if you bungy jump or sky dive.

csreporter said...

Turns out they were Irish. They were so drunk they sounded Australian. Or maybe I was just really drunk.

Ya. I should do some adventure stuff. I should have ran a poll on weather to go skydiving, bungy jumping or paragliding.