Today was a sad day: Judith, Phil and Martin left us in Christchurch. We spent our last morning with them walking around the Botanic Gardens across from our hostel, and it was pretty difficult to say goodbye. Kiwi Experience allowed us to become friends, and we were so lucky to be able to share our trip together.
Phil and Martin flew home to England, and Judith flew back to work Auckland. Such a sad day to lose such great friends. The bus is definitely not the same without them. Every time I hear "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida, I almost hesitate for a minute expecting Judith to start singing along. I miss them all very much.
Anyways, our little Canadian family consisting of Jackie, Morgan, Brandon and I continued onto Kaikoura on the Kiwi bus. Kaikoura is just north of Christchurch on the east coast of the North Island and is one of the best kept secrets of NZ. The town is right on the coast, where the mountains meet the sea, and the scenery made it one of my favorite stops in NZ. The ocean area surrounding Kaikoura is rich with sea life - whales, seals, sea birds, fish and dolphins. There is a massive underwater canyon at Kaikoura which located at the meeting place of two ocean currents. It has one of the most diversified underwater ecosystems in the world and was one of the first places in the world to begin ecotourism based around the sea life in the area. This is where Jackie, Morgan, Brandon and I swam with wild dolphins.
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