After we left Chch (Kiwi slang for Christchurch), we headed north for Kaikoura. The original plan was to do a whale-watching tour but for some reason every time we go through there the weather is garbage. It was rainy and none of the tours were running so we kept driving north. About 15 mins north of Kaikoura is the Ohau Stream Walk, and this is about a 10 min nature walk up to a waterfall. We did the walk back in February, but this time it was infinitely cooler! Why, you may ask? Well the baby seals that were born in December and January have grown up enough to go out on their own (but not too far). So as a way for the parents to go off hunting all day and not have to worry about the kids, they swim/waddle up the stream to the waterfall and play there all day long. It's also good for the babies because they get to practice their swimming, playfighting and rock-climbing. It's amazing for us humans observing because you come around the corner on this nature walk and there is 60-80 baby seals swimming around in a pool at the base of a waterfall. Ok, enough talking you get the jist of it, here's some videos and pics!:
Turn your head to the left when you watch this
Playfighting!
The seals up on the rocks were fighting off anyone that tried to take their place
See the little guy to the left that wanted to be part of our picture?
Until Next Time!
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