Christchurch is a really nice, quiet city with several parks and gardens around town. George and I went for a jog through the botanical gardens which was really refreshing since we hadn't been outdoors in good weather for several days. Back at the hostel we made some Brazilian friends who were anxious to practice their english. Christchurch had a large selection of bars right next to our hostel so we bounced around to a few, had some pints and went to bed. The next morning we left for Kaikoura which is a coastal town with great marine life. We had 80 degree weather when we arrived, and a perfectly clear day. After renting some bikes, we visited the seal colony to see a seal hobbling around the parking lot. The town was quite small, only around 10 restaurants. We found a pub called the Whaler with a Friday night porterhouse steak special and grabbed some dinner. The following morning we signed up for a swim with the dolphins tour. George wanted to do the swim, I just wanted to watch due to the cold water. We saw several hundred dolphins swimming around our boat and George spent around 25 minutes swimming right next to them. Next we made our way back to shore, grabbed some lunch and hit the road for Abel Tasman park. Since we had a late start, we didn't get to the park until nightfall so we will have to start our exploring tomorrow.
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