And off course, when I woke up this morning, it's nice and sunny, would be a perfect day to go up Avalanche Peak... But not going back and I have to get on the road, direction Akaroa, in the Banks Peninsula.
Akaroa used to be a French settlement, and you can still feel it, mostly by the mane of the streets, restaurant and else.
I took the scenic drive to get there, which give you a nice view of Akaroa Harbor, which used to be the crater of the volcano until a big eruption blowed it up and allow the Pacific water inside.
Since I've been stopped on my way to the summit yesterday and still feeling not happy about it, I stopped and done a small hike to Otepatotu summit, needed my summit fixed ;).
After that I keep going toward Akaroa. Since it was still early, I decided to go pass it and go to the end of the road not too far away. It's when things went bad.
I was driving and well, not much to see there, so I decided to turn around. With my great driving skill, I ended up stuck in a ditch, had to call someone to get me out of it... What a great way to finish my day!!
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| Last sight of the South Alps |
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| Banks Peninsula |
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| Akaroa Arbor |
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| And my superb turn around... |
I really wanted to see them, so I booked a cruise for the next day. And it was awesome. We saw the dolphins, some fur seals, blue penguin and sea birds. One the fun thing is that the captain bring his dog with him and little Fluffy just go around, looking for the dolphins :)
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| Akaroa |
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| Meet Fluffy, the dolphins spotter |
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| No, it's not seagulls, but don't remember the name of them... |
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| Cute little blue penguin, would love to bring him home :) |
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| My friend the fur seals |
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| And finally the reason I'm on this boat, Hector Dolphins |
An other great day observing New Zealand wildlife :)
So cute!
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