Despite an early alarm call we didn’t hit the track until 08:15 hrs. This had nothing to do with the weather as today we again encountered nothing but blue and sunny skies. Today was to be our last day with any kind of serious activity whilst in NZ, unless we’ll be able to squeeze in some more short hikes somewhere during our last 2 days here. We’d better make the most of our time on the QCT therefore!
Lots of birdlife to take in which was a good thing as we needed plenty of dis
tractions during the first 45 minutes which was an uphill battle all the way.
Like I said before, the Gods were smiling down on us again and the glorious sunshine was accompanied by a chorus of birdsong. Due to the great variance in times estimated in the various reference materials provided to us on the route, we weren’t sure how long it would take us to reach Anakiwa, which was the place from where we were hoping to catch a taxi to take us back to Picton.
At about 12:15 hrs we reached a point from where we thought we’d be able to reach Anakiwa in less than an hour and therefore called the taxi company in Picton to send a taxi to collect us, keeping our fingers crossed they would actually do so.
At 13:30 hrs a grandma with a raspy smoker’s voice collected us from Anakiwa and whizzed us around the corners of the very windy road back to Picton. Don’t think it was her first time on that road!
We had time to pick up a quick cup of coffee before we made off for Kaikoura which was estimated to be about a 2 hr drive away.
Dramatic changes of scenery and a multitude of NZ Fur Seal site stops later took us to our final destination by 17:30 hrs.
A quick shower and some unpacking later we were on our way into town for a bite to eat. We discovered that once the sun sets and a slight wind picks up, things can cool down quite quickly. Guess it was a good idea of Q’s to rush back to our accommodation to pick up our jackets while we waited (a long time) for our (not so great) dinner.
We managed to pick up some provisions for breakfast. Now, quickly off to bed so we’ll be able to see the whales all the quicker!
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