Leaving from Picton, I drove the car along East Coast on the State Highway 1(SH1) to Kaikoura. In fact, Kaikoura is a small town with the population not more than 5000 residents. It’s a beautiful place lies on the East Coast of South Island with the combination of ocean and mountains. Derived from Maori word, Kaikoura is a name means ‘meal of crayfish’, so I guess it has the possibility of having abundant of this seafood?!
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| Kaikoura Town and mountains could be seen from the town |
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| One of the greatest activities for visitors to Kaikoura is swim with the dolphins |
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| Remarkable river view with mountains |
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| Trees planted along the seaside and created a great environment for nature walk |
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| Amazing mountains & ocean view in the late afternoon |
Kaikoura is rich with nature and marine life. It’s certainly a popular destination for whale (mainly Sperm Whales) watching and dolphin swimming. However they’re not in our must-do list, so Yen and I only stopped off the town area in the late afternoon before continue the driving to Christchurch.
