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After leaving Karamea we had a less than leisurely 7 days to traverse the length of the South Island, stopping at all points of touristic interest on the way, in order to get to our final wwoof destination on time. So began a whistlestop tour of the east coast, during which we:
- Went whale watching in beautiful Kaikoura and marvelled at dolphins, sperm whales, a wandering albatross (that's its name, it wasn't lost or disorientated or anything) and an invisible blue whale (we were assured it was there, we just didn't see it).
- Paid a visit to Kaikoura's seal colony and watched some of them sunbathing in the car park.
- Spent a couple of nights in jail. No, really, we slept in a jail. Alright, it was a converted jail, but we still slept in a cell with bars on the windows.
- Stayed in an unusually swanky motel room, complete with king size bed, balcony overlooking the mountains and a luxury spa shower. The shower was amazing - built in radio/CD player, multilevel programmable jets, mood lighting, the works. Oh, and an ear piercing alarm (in case someone breaks in and tries to steal it, I can only presume). Rich discovered this to his cost whilst using the shower and trying to figure out how to turn off the ice cold jet function. How we (well, I) laughed...
- Explored Christchurch post-earthquake, discovered that it really is quite a cool city and wondered why I hadn't noticed this last time I visited. Then remembered I only stayed one night last time and was so hungover for the entire duration I only left the hostel to buy a sandwich and some aspirin.
- Took a tour of the Monteiths brewery in Greymouth, home of the world's most annoying tour guide, and sampled some of their finest ales.
- Took a tour of the Cadbury factory in Dunedin, home of the world's most inadvertently racist receptionist, and sampled some of their finest chocolate. And Rich wore a snood - v. entertaining.
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