You can see if -you look carefully- how big this whale was. The little bit peeking out of the water is the tip of his nose, and if you relate that on a mental scale to where a whales blow-hole is you can work out the size.
Kaikoura February 14th 2008 We had a whale of a time in Kaikoura - literally!
After what was turning out to be a stormy day we were both dead pleased to find out that the out-at-sea conditions were in the 'perfect' classifications for optimum whale watching.
We spent the rest of the day in the boat jetting from one spot to antoher as different sperm whales were coming to the surface for a big breath of air before diving ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
Witty journal provided by me (Laura), photography provided by travel partner in crime and boyf (Thom).
The blog so far contains tales of our first Travelling Adventure together........
Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and then California & New York.
More travel stories to come as soon as we source the funds, "come on those lucky Lotto numbers!"
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