Sam quitely leaves the house at 4h00 giving me another 30 minutes to snooze before I have to get up myself. As our B&B Brook's house is about 3.5 kilometres from the Dolphin Encounter, our host Judy is getting up at the same time to give me a ride which is much appreciated of course ;-). 5h15 and i am ready to put on the tight wetsuit once more and watch another safety video: slight swell of the sea today so beware of seasickness is the morning message. ...

After a confi night sleep, Sam and I make our way to dolphin encounter Kaikoura and we are excited to hear that sea conditions are improving. After a cafe breakfast on site, we done our wetsuits and watch the safety video that only builds our excitement. After a quick busride, we board a small vessel that is still on dry land! It slips gracefully into the water behind the tractor and we are off! Sadly, over the next two and a half hour, we see only a few scared d...