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Re: K20 adventure thread
Days 13 and 14
Today we had a short run of 100 miles up to Kaikoura, which felt like a breeze after the previous 5.5 hour drive.
Kaikoura is all about the wildlife and we had fun checking out the seal colonies and went whale watching. The male sperm whales hang out year round as the Kaikoura Canyon is only 1,500 feet offshore, is 4,000 feet deep and the cold water brings all sorts of nutrients for life. Apparently the female sperm whales spent their time in tropics with their calves. I did get some photos but the whales never look as impressive on camera compared to in person, so here is our own land whale.
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