Happy St Patrick's Day everybody!! It's been strange this year, because I feel like I've celebrated it a day early, although of course I haven't, because it was the 17th here today! We started off the day with a 7.15am check-in for our whale-watching boat trip, the weather was gorgeous, and the sea not as rough as predicted, although a few people did get sick. While we were searching for the whales, we saw a giant Albatross, which was a real bonus. Then we were ...

Just another random photo from the STA photo library, but we really are back on the coast again, this time on the East Coast, in Kaikoura. Took the scenic route again this morning, and it definitely was much more scenic than yesterday, taking us up and down mountains again, round the now familiar hairpin bends. This is the first time we have arrived at any campsite in time to have lunch! It seems very nice here and we're staying for two nights before we go down t...