Got reasonable sleep thanks to Chris's earplugs. At 8am went for walk around the town and took one photo. V Small but interesting. Set up for visitors. Surf shop. Lots of interesting things to do but I guess a few amazing ones.
Brekkie - vegemite on toast. Following Jim's encouragement.
Drove to seal colony. Seals were right outside, some lounging in the carpark. Most were laying on the rocks by the sea, rubbing themselves against them continually. They seemed very much used to the attention. We photographed them (and even watched them) for some time. A walk along the cliffs showed Maori defences and amazing coastal views. There were further outcrops of rock, more secluded and this time with hundreds of seals. This is a thriving area for whales, of which we saw none.
The famous seafood van (Lonely Planet-recommended) was the next call, along the coastal road. They were short of most things as "Saturday is a kind of half day". In the absence of Paua fritters we had crayfish fritters; tasty, but not much tastier than the egg that it had the texture of, and salmon that was very soft but nothing too exceptional.
Nothing more that we fancied in Kaikoura so we opted to press on. Back South to Hanmer Springs. Spag bol was good. Rain started. Polar Blast seemed to begin with some heavy rain, thwarting our idea of heading townwards. Chose site 600m instead of 2000m from town. Showers were an important factor in this.
First campervan troubleshooting excitement - 120l of water used up in a day explained the noisy water pump that must have done it no end of good. And the grey water full explained the blocked sink. Expert.
Spag bol then asleep by 10:30. A lot of rain overnight.
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