Tom & Caz go down under

On Wednesday we went Whale Watching at Kaikoura.

We saw a couple of sperm whales which was rather amazing. Unfortunately I felt sea sick (the following cruises that day were cancelled because the sea was too rough). So after the cruise I spent an hour on the beach all wrapped up, trying to recover - but got a very red nose. In fact it was so red that Tom said the glow kept him awake that night. But fortunately it didn’t bother him too much as we stayed in sheer luxury that night - in a lodge with tree houses - the sort that offers pre-dinner drinks (or 3). We even had the use of an apple pc and iPOD in our room!!

Driving along the main state highway - route 1 has been interesting. We have to stop to take photos regularly (we even pulled over yesterday and saw seals on the rocks near the road, and was able to get to within 10ft of them to take photos). Another day we have had to stop on this major highway to let sheep cross and then cattle. But the road is never boring - sea on one side and mountains on the other!!