ukulele and wine :-)

so my friend steffie, moved in and her new yukulele arrived today, shes a happy lady, maybe i'll give it a go x

surrounded by fins...

So i was in work for 5:10 am , watched the sunrise over Kaikoura, stunning. We had 2 really successful swimming sessions today, and as we made our way back they appeared fin after fin after fin all belonging to Dusky dolphins of the coast of Kaikoura. approximately 300, all travelling in a huge pod. Other behaviour included back leaps, tail slapping, jumping and mating, lots of calves also visible. They swam amongst squat lobster lavee and jelly fish, the occassional new zealand fur seal drifted past with its flipper in the air basking in the sun,  in the sky flew white capped albatross, westlands petrel, white fronted tern, and huttons shearwater.
New housemate Steffie moved in which is nice, we headed to the 'dump' a wonderful world of recycling and swapping various household items, you can literally kit out a whole house for dirt cheap! all good when ur on a budget.
x

my digs...

guardian angels...

butter fish and paua

chefs at work

so i found my guardian angels in the form of Penny and Josh...they gave me a roof over my head, a cosy bed and a wood burning stove...perfect! we ate butter fish tonight, caught by Josh and Scott, it was delicious...a meaty fish.

Over the seas and far away...

 Kaikoura Peninsula

 Ferry accross the cook strait...

 Sunset at Taupo

 Humpback whale at the bow

Salvins albatross against Fyffe Mountains

updates...

Living the dream...

 Dusky Dolphins

 Dusky Dolphin

 Humpback Whale

 Chumming time! Albatross Icecream!

Giant Petrel

beautiful day at sea...

Dusky dolphins leaping and spinning, the magnificent wandering albatross, giant petrel and new zealand fur seal...along with some very happy customers...AMAZING DAY AT THE OFFICE! photos to follow x

what a day!

so i decided to go for a little walk to Kaikoura peninusla...it was fantastic i saw various bird species, New Zealand fur seal (hundreds), Dusky dolphin x30+ and to top it off a sperm whale blow in the distance! dream.

birdlife so far...

This is an image of the sunset over lake Taupo...stunning!

about this blog...

I have started my journey around the world and have decided to create a blog so that i can share some of my experiences with you...the sights, the wildlife, the people and the culture...
ENJOY X