Made it. Cruise is on.
Five Whales in total. All Sperm Whales.
Others are around during Summer. Guide showed pictures from Humpback Whales, talked about four sightings of Blue Whales ...
but also Orcas, which are a type of dolphin not a whale, Big White sharks, Mako sharks and other sharks - doing their Summer holiday there
We saw Dolphins, the all-present seals, birds like the Wandering Albatross, the biggest of the Albatrosses . All present Seagulls and other flying folks...

blowing, that’s what the Kaikoura guys watch out for to find them...






Enough fresh air ...going down again.
Whales are about 10mins at the water surface. Only „noodles“ breaks that rule. He is 2mins at the surface only. The full nickname is „ 2-min-noodles“. A Maggi dish. In Germany known as „2 Minuten Terrine“. So his Nickname in Germany would be „Terrine“ .



A school of four dolphins. Hector dolphins, only to be seen at Kaikoura.





In flight: Wandering Albatross



Lazy seal, playing dead..

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Another whale going back down.





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disturbing a digestion nap...



A Wandering Albatross lady is taking off. We are too close for her....













Her partner has balls...