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| The roof has a big lobster on it. This picture did not turn out well but I am keeping it anyway. | In Kaikoura - helicopters, boats, planes... all kinds of ways to see whales here. | Black sand beaches. | Well black pebble beaches anway. | It is a fine grain black pebble here. | ||
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| Beautiful! | Starting to head south from Kaikoura, the road is very close to the coastline. Tunnels! | A seal! Perfectly camouflaged against the rock. | More seals | |||
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| One on the bottom left moving around, another on the bottom right sleeping | cute falling rock sign. Beyond it is a fire danger level sign (currently low danger). | |||||
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| baby trees planted in rows | Seeing more sheep now in the south island. | fields of sheep | the ubitquitous green plastic-wrapped bales of hay | |||
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| More vineyards, some covered with netting. | baby vines | not much growing here yet | These look more mature, but without netting. | Interesting lorry - for transporting sheep or cattle | ||