SWIMMING WITH THE DUSKIES DAY 31: Kaikoura Today we did something that I never thought I would ever get to do. Something I will never forget for as long as I live. Today, we swam with wild dolphins in the ocean. The day started off bright and early with the swell thankfully calmer than yesterday. We checked in, slightly apprehensive, but excited all the same and got fitted for our wetsuits, flippers and snorkels. Not one person looked good in the thick neopr...

NO WAY WE WERE WATCHING WHALES TODAY DAY 30: Kaikoura After Skyping the Thompsons we headed across the road to the Whaleway Station (it's really called that) for our whale watching excursion. The weather was fabulous onshore, and the coastal swell much calmer than the day before so we had no doubt we'd be out at sea today. As we checked in for our 10.30 departure, we were advised that the swell was really 'gnarly' out at sea and that we didn't have to go if ...