23. blog entry: Highlight South Island 2
Heyya, that's now already my second entry about my South Island trip and I think if you're interested in my whole trip you have to wait for another blog entry... Sorry :) We had some time in Christchurch the next day. Christchurch is the largest city in the south Island. And because of the big earthquakes (2010-2011) they still have to rebuild this city. Anyway after we had lunch we drove north to Kaikoura, where we went to a really nice beach... We had a very relaxed evening afterwards... Hot pool, music and hangi (traditional Maori meal → cooking under the earth). I woke up early the next morning to see the sunrise and it was worth it... It was really cold in the morning but we've seen the sun coming up behind the see and besides, we had snow covered mountains... After breakfast, some people went on a boat trip ( swimming with dolphins, whale watching etc.), and the rest of us went to a seal colony, including me. I think the people on the boat trip had a lot of