Akaroa has so many great things to do, I had not prebooked any of them. Ultimately, I booked a nature cruise with Akaroa Dolphins - 2 hour boat trip on the bay with sightings of Hector dolphins, seals, penguins and seabirds advertised. In fact, they actually guaranteed dolphins sightings and promised a free cruise if no dolphins are seen. That's a bold guarantee!! Well, they were right. We must have seen at least 20 dolphins with many swimming alongside and underneath our boat. We saw a bunch of fur seals, albatross, gannets and 3 blue penguins!! Amazing trip!
Then it was a long drive to Lake Tekapo. It was raining most of the way with poor visibility which was disappointing.
But as we crested onto the lake area, everything cleared up and was beautiful!
We're staying at the Galaxy Boutique Hotel and this is the view from our room.
We decided to get take out and eat with our beautiful room view.
Another beautiful day!
(We did our laundry this morning - an essential part of a 2 week trip.)
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