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Published: January 28th 2012
Last blog from NZ!
At least no more comments about y'day's blog! Will get back to Anita from Greymouth when I get back to the UK.
Great day both weather-wise and with what we saw. Got picked up to go whale-watching at 07.45. Stopped off at seal colony before going onto Kaikoura. Whale trips had been cancelled y'day because of the heavy swells but we had one of the calmest days of the the year. Left in the catamaran about 11.30 and saw our first of 3 whales 40 mins or so later; also saw a couple of more albatrosses and cape petrels (birds,for the uninitiated!) and more seals at Barneys Rock. Damian,the Irish wildlife guide onboard was vey knowledgeable as well as amusing. Went back to Kaikoura for a bit of lunch before going on a very intimate wine-tasting visit - the vineyard was owned by a Welsh guy and his daughter and they produced only 7000 bottles pa. As there were only 3 of us plus our driver there,it was a great opportunity to ask questions. We drank very little of 7 wines to be tasted - poured most of them out (honest!!). We then picked up
Kaikoura....
......a whale-watching catamaran just like the one we were on.the 4th member of our party (who'd been swimming with dolphins "in the wild" i.e. out in the ocean!). Back to Christchurch about 19.00 for a very pleasant meal at The Cofffee Shop.
Next stop San Francisco - New Zealand's been great!
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