I unfortunately missed my chance while in Kaikoura to swim with the Dolphins and I thought I would have no other chance to do it. But I arrived in Christchurch I had found at my hostel that there was an opportunity to swim with the Dolphins in Akaroa I knew I didn't want to miss the opportunity. So I booked a tour with Black Cat cruises … [Read more...]
Category: New Zealand
Jumping over Abel Tasman
I have wanted to go skydiving for years now. I have no idea why I didn’t do it yet, maybe I just like the idea of going more so than the action of doing it. But oddly there was just something about New Zealand that makes you want to jump out of airplanes, or bungee jump off bridges, or any other sort of random extreme sport. I wasn’t … [Read more...]
Kea Bird Encounter in New Zealand
Ahh he would probably be the first near hitchhiking bird I have ever seen. Certainly the first among any mountain parrots that I know of. He decided to really get a bit friendly with us on our way to Milford Sound. He was hopping around the car as we went to stare at the waterfall before us, and even tried to jump in at one point when … [Read more...]