After a day of rest in Christchurch, we were off to find the great humpback. Unfortunately when we arrived, the winds were high, and had kicked up the surf, so the trip was re-scheduled for the next day.
A pic of Alexi (a bit fatigued after all the travel) demonstrating how to properly pass out in your monster tent.
Whale watching on hold, we set out to explore the area. Our first stop was a roadside grill by the beach which served crayfish fritters. Mmmm. Alexi ate a whole fritter by himself. I was bit shocked when I actually saw one of these 'crayfish' (in my minds eye these are small dark mini-lobster things). This was no crayfish, they were actually the largest rock lobsters I had ever seen. Just down the road was a seal colony hang-out, here is one of the beasts sunning itself after chasing off some tourists.
Afterwards, a stop-off to watch a sheep-shearing. This particular breed, gets sheared twice a year. And for the pro's the shearing record is close to 30 seconds.
The Demo: how to shear your sheep. I think it is one of those things that looks easier than it really is..
The finished product
The Horns: not a hit with Alexi
Farm Dogs, now we're talking. A few wet licks and pets and all was better.
Sunset after our first full day in NZ
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