Kaikoura, the place of whales and birds...

and well named biscuits.

With a name like Shrewsbury we had to get these biscuits! They were pretty good too.

This juvenile Pied Shag was amazingly tolerant of us. We managed to get with in 1 meter from him and to our surprise he decided to go to sleep. He must know keen bird watchers when he sees one.

Many birdwatchers come to Kaikoura for this reason, to see an Albatross. This one is a Salvin's Albatross. It was hugh and we got some really close views.

After the Albatross watching trip the guide to this picture of the happy weary saliors. Notice the different hats with Laura and Rachael, our way of telling them apart.

The road signs here in New Zealand are to the point and encourage every one to drive slower and not to drink.