Kaikoura is a really tiny village. This is Kaikoura:
You may think it's a waste of time coming here... and you may be right... unless... you like dolphins, seals or whales.
There is an area not far from the coast very rich in nutrients which attracts a lot of fish and fish attracts dolphins, whales and seals.
Most places in the world that offer activities of the type of "swimming with dolphins" will have you swimming with perhaps a dozen dolphins if you get lucky. In Kaikoura if you get lucky you may end up with 1000+ dolphins around you. No, I didn't miss-typed and added an extra zero. Normally you would get a few hundred, but sometimes you may get up to 1000 (that's a one and three zeros).
There are also lots of seals and whales if dolphins are not your thing. :-)
Unfortunately I would have had to spend a day in Kaikoura in order to go and see the dolphins as I arrived too late to subscribe to the morning trip (5 am) and the bus was leaving to early to do the afternoon trip (2 pm).
It's good to leave things out sometimes so you have something to do if you come back another year. :-)
The backpackers I was staying wasn't too bad and it didn't look bad either.
The rest of the day was uneventful, we just got into the bus, he drove us to the ferry
(Views leaving Picton for the North island)
And we made it to Wellington by 2 pm or so... despite of being in Wellington twice, I've never got to see the town in the morning. I always got there after 2 pm... well... another year perhaps...
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