East coast South Island and whale watching

Trip Start Jun 30, 2010

Trip End Jun 01, 2011

Loading Map

Map your own trip!

Map Options

Show trip route

Hide lines

Where I stayed

YHA Maui Kaikoura

Flag of New Zealand Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Our time in NZ is nearly at an end. Here are some photos of our time on the east coast of South Island (and a few professional ones from Whale Watch Kaikoura). As ever, blog write up to follow.

Slideshow

Post your own travel photos for friends and family Pictures

The Dunedin Speights Brewery	Nickie in The Speights Ale House	Dunedin Octagon	Dunedin street
Dunedin train station	We're still along way from home!	Damn the factory shop was shut :-(	Tunnels Beach (near Dunedin)
The Tunnel to Tunnel Beach	On the beach	Above the beach	Our hostel at Kaikoura
Phil checking we're still on time and to cost	View from the hostel	Walking out to Kaikoura Point	Fishing no take zone sign
Fur seal asleep	Check out those orthoganols	Looking down on Whalers Bay	Kaikora pennisula maori carving
Basket of paua shells	Paua colours	Kaikora is whale crazy	Yep Kaikora is whale crazy
Whale bones in Garden of Memories	Couldn't be anywhere other than Kaikora	Beach carving	We hoped this wasn't the only whale we'd see Comments!
Getting ready to board our whale watch boat	Echosounding to find them whales	Forget echosounding we need a spotter plane	A sperm whale tail
Dusky dolphin jumping	Humpback whale and dusky dolphin	Phil on look out	Nickie disappointed by the day's sightings
© Whale Watch Kaikoura	© Whale Watch Kaikoura	© Whale Watch Kaikoura	© Whale Watch Kaikoura
© Whale Watch Kaikoura	© Whale Watch Kaikoura	Aerial view of Kaikoura Pennisula ©WhaleWatch	Sunset from the YHA balcony