Kaikoura

Here's some pictures of Kaikoura and the surrounding area. As mentioned in my last entry, after arrival it was off to Wings Over Whales to get some helpful advice. After that, we jumped back in the plane and went searching for whales.

We saw one or two. They were not hard to spot: just follow the whale-watching boat! For safety reasons, even though there were no other aircraft in that area, we stayed at 1000'. This did make taking photos even harder, and unfortunately, as you'll see below, even the best photo of a whale looks rather more like an hyper-active seaweed!!!

The first photo is soon after takeoff. Kaikoura aerodrome is the flat bit just off the beach. The next is the whale [or hyper-active seaweed if you prefer...], and the last two are of the Kaikoura peninsula. Enjoy!