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November 9th 2008
Published: November 17th 2008
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Our ferry crossing to the South Island lived up to all expectations and gave us a beautiful journey along the Cook Strait and our first view of some of the South Islands famous Sounds (sea inlets). It was nearly a completely smooth crossing so enabled us to keep down the delightful(!!??) cooked breakfasts we had treated ourselves to onboard. We'd decided to head straight on down to Kaikoura so w... Read Full Entry



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Dale in Chetwood ForestDale in Chetwood Forest
Dale in Chetwood Forest

We were on our way to the biggest hole in the Southern Hemisphere.. Harewoods Hole
Black RobinBlack Robin
Black Robin

Well we THINK this is a black robin.. they are very rare and were down to just 5 a few years ago but there are now 250 of them.
Pupu SpringsPupu Springs
Pupu Springs

The clearest springs in the world.. and they really were!
Skeleton of a pilot whaleSkeleton of a pilot whale
Skeleton of a pilot whale

sadly many of these get stranded on the Spit each year



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