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After the rain clouds - Kaikoura
After the rain clouds

I don't know what I was expecting Kaikoura to be like, but when the rain FINALLY stopped and the mountains appeared behind the rain clouds dusted in snow, I wasn't quite prepared with how splendid things had become!!
As it states in the leaflet; visitors, like sheep, 'flock to the area', taking centre stage following the whalers exit. Maybe its because of the snow-capped mountains, the beautiful rugged coastline and the deep, deep, ocean (thanks to the continental shelf) and all the wonderful life that flourishes throughout; many species of dolphins and whales, seals, albatrosses, penguins, sharks and much more - many you can swim alongside (or hide from!).

  • Last visit to Kaikoura: Apr 2003
  • Intro Updated Sep 28, 2003
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The rain just didn't let up when we first arrived in Kaikoura, cancelling the whale watch we had planned, so with two... more travel advice

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