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Nov 08
Wed

Coffee in bed and dolphin fins at Kekerengu Beach

We wake up at the beach of Kekerengu. Coffee in bed, the campervan doors wide open, view to the South Pacific Ocean ahead of Kaikoura. In the distance we see dark fins, dolphins. As on the North Island they even welcome us without Dolphin Watching :-)

After another beach walk to the other direction we have a cappuccino at the cafe above and then move on to Kaikoura. In the morning the sky was cloudy but meanwhile the weather has become fantastic. Also the drive continues fair and beautiful. We're still on State Highway 1. Most of the time we drive along the ocean, railway tracks run parallel between the beach and the road. The nearer we get to Kaikoura the rougher and rockier looks the coastline, the stones here and there speckled with some seals.

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In Kaikoura we go for the Alpine Pacific Holiday Park where we get a spot on a flat lawn area with view to the still snow-covered mountain peaks. The facilities are comfortable. In return a powered site costs $30. At first we walk to the Whale Watch station at Whaleway Station Rd to pre-book the Whalewatch for tomorrow evening, then we go in the town. On the little shopping street I buy a New Zealand merino shirt. We have a pint in the Strawberry Tree Pub garden and buy some so-called Kaikoura Crackers at the drugstore to prevent seasickness tomorrow – we both know we'll need it. «Safe and sure!» affirms the chemist. So we suppose nothing can go wrong.

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