New Zealand 2017, December 01 (I'm On A Boat)

Another driving day from to Christchurch to Akaroa. Lucky I wasn't driving today as the route wasn't much fun, far too many turns around the side of a mountain to get to the bay. The town was old fashion French style despite the name, a bit different.

Akaroa, it's French for Akaroa.

Had to walk all the way down to the other end of the town for the boat docks, got some tickets for a two hour boat ride, not sure exactly where it was going. Everyone started lining up early so we were near the back of the queue, most people chose to go up to the top deck in the sun, so that didn't bother me. I went inside until we got going, then out to the back of the boat for a better view. Sadly all of the action was happening at the front, but it was too packed to get a good spot up there anymore. We still got some dolphins and penguins at the back, but not as much. On the way back probably got a better view of the seals and birds that were hanging out on the coast at least, not really the same thing though, these seals don't even do any tricks.

Some dolphins.

Seals usually blend in with the background.

Time for lunch then drive back to the city. Maybe halfway back to Christchurch the fuel light came on earlier than I expected, and there's really no towns or petrol stations along the way. Found a petrol station before the car started to hiccup, many of the stations still have attendants to fill up the car for you - more on that later.

Had a game of mini golf on the way back, the course was alright but as usual the surface is uneven so the ball goes in whatever direction it chooses, that's my usual excuse although I did have a good score. Even with the 50km/h speed limit it was still very slow getting around in the late afternoon, I thought since we were going so slow it might mean less stopping and starting, but no.

Steps: 8000