Sea Kayaking

I went sea kayaking at Kaikoura, yesterday.

It was fun, and a lot of work! The purpose was to paddle out to the seal colony. If the seals are hungry, you might be able to watch them catching and eating octopii. However, when we were there, the seals were just sunning themselves on the rocks.

The most interesting part, for me, was paddling in a fairly large swell. At least, it seemed big when sitting in a Kayak!

Christchurch has an Antarctic Expedition Centre, with a tourist area. Part of the tourist area is a -18C “storm”. I figured it would be nice to experience a little bit of the cold that people in the Northern Hemisphere are having.

The Centre also has some Blue Penguins, and a lot of information about Antarctic exploration. However, I didn’t think it was worth the $30 admission.