Just a fairly short drive today. About 2 1/2 hours. Blenheim was a strange kind of place It had little or no atmosphere. The drive down however was full of excitement. We started off through rolling hills with mile after mile of vineyards, till we came to the ocean. The color of the water was gorgeous. From turquoise to blue. Although the water is much colder, it looked a bit like the Keys in terms of color.
Driving along we spotted some seals, so we stopped to take a look. As I was walking through the grass to get a better shot, a young male jumped out of the grass behind me and started barking at me to go away.
Talk about jump! There are a lot of seals here. If we'd realized it we probably wouldn't have gone to the seal colony outside of Westport.T
hen we went up to a lavender farm. With views of snow covered mountains in one direction and the ocean in the other the air was full of the scent of the lavender.
The town of Kaikora is in a bay formed by a headland. There are walks along the cliff which make it seem just like Cornwall including the howling gale!
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Reminds me of an incident in Cornwall involving, dad, a photo op, a mud pit and a pig.
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