We had a morning in the grounds of the motel sending emails and sorting photos. I managed to get all the washing done too.

Next we went into the town and shared a cheese sandwich, we know how to be indulgent!

At South Bay the tide was high and covering the rock pavement. The colours of the sea and the white rocks looked so beautiful.

Here is where the whale watching boats depart from. There were kayakers being instructed and some divers exploring the shallow waters.

We had our long lenses to take wildlife pics and saw cormorants and a heron.

There is a walkway along here that continues up over the headland to the north bay. There are Maori carvings there and an information area.

It was so peaceful here and lots of shade from the hot sunshine. We spent ages here walking along and appreciating the views.

We had a chocolate milk shake and a pudding at a cafe in town and then came back to the hotel to escape the heat.

Later on we had a valentines dinner and then went off to Ohau to see the baby seals and their mothers at the seal colony.

It’s our last day in Kaikoura tomorrow.

Happy Valentines to you all xxxx

PS the sea was so calm today not like yesterday, wish we’d gone whale watching today never mind.