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Exploring the Kaikoura Coast

Monday, August 24th, 2009

On a Sunday morning late in August, I’m driving along the Kaikoura Coast, transfixed by the sight of a soft mist hanging over an ocean that’s as flat and shiny as a fifty cent coin. It’s an otherworldly atmosphere that makes it easy to imagine behemoth whales surfacing offshore and seals and dolphins cavorting in [...]

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Crayfish Fritters in Kaikoura

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Whale watching had long been on my ‘bucket list’ of things to do and while touring New Zealand, I was advised Kaikoura was the place to make it happen.
However while the whole experience was absolutely incredible, it’s strangely always the little seafood stand on the side of the road half a kilometre from the seal [...]

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