baby seals, waterfalls and crashing waves...

   

Today we decided to visit the waterfall wher the baby seals sometimes hang
jk out at this time of year. The watefall is located about a 25minute drive north out of Kaikoura. It is well worth a visit and the vegetation is beautiful.

We were lucky enough to see one baby seal near the waterfall which decided to come and pose for our cameras.

The waterfall was very beautiful. I have decided i love watefalls as much as i love sunsets!

we then wondered down to the seal colony where there were many mums and pups and lots of rowdy males, the waves crashed against the rocks, so much energy!

Kaikoura Aquarium...seals and pied shag

so on my day off the plan was to walk the Kaikoura peninusla, however the weather closed in and i decided to goto the aquarium! It's a cute place where people can be inspired to take more care of their coastal areas. The place was set up by Megan, who origionally had one tank and noticed how much people wanted t
o visit and see the creatures which remain so elusive in our oceans. Megan expanded and managed to get a bit more space. ITs a fantastic location for a school trip, there is lots of information about various species and what people can do to help.

albatross skull

seals and pied shag rested outside...

im glad its my day off tomorrow...

mussel farming degradation in New Zealand...

a very interesting presentation, makes me think twice about ordering mussels,..

Acrobatics and graceful giants...

i came accross this clip which shows you some of the the beauty im surrounded by...click here for acrobatic duskys and graceful giants...

banana muffins with a marshmallow and coconut twist...

so i had 3 bananas which i hadn't eaten sitting staring at me in the cupboard, it made me think about mother hubbard...she'd make a perfect banana bread or a smoothie or something delicious, so i decided to have a go. Penny had a little banana muffin recipe, i added coconut and marshmallows, and they actually worked! haha x could do with some icing and a bit of decoration, but they do the job; iv gone for the rustic look. x

im living inside a painting...

so, watching ocean giants on tv, with a brew...as the sun disappeared for the day, this was our view...