The East Coast from Kaikoura to Waikawa
With drains being repaired at home and my lovely front garden being wrecked to achieve this, and with building next door too, it was definitely the right moment to have a trip away and to fall in love with New Zealand once again. It certainly did not take long to do this! Just two hours from Christchurch you get the first dramatic views up the coastline towards Kaikoura. It is pure magic. Rocky beaches which have been changed dramatically by the 2016 earthquake, but with large numbers of fur seals basking on the rocks in the sunshine or frolicking in the gentle waves amongst the kelp. It is an idyllic sight. Kaikoura is patiently awaiting the massive tourist influx once the season gets underway. We could thoroughly enjoy the long , empty beaches with expansive views out to sea and over towards the mountains around Mount Fyfe. They looked breathtakingly beautiful with their snowy peaks, Two years on, the road north is open 24/7 and is an engineering masterpiece considering the number o...