Well what an awesome day. We set out from Picton to Christchurch along the coast road. First we went down this long gorge, the road was fantastic but only wide enough for one up and one down!! As we hit the coast the colours of the sea changed from blues to greens and deeper blues. No real sand just black sand that was left over from a volcanic eruption 1000s of years ago. We continued down when suddenly on the right hand side a mountain covered in snow appeared! Wow was all we could say, and try to find a place to stop to take pictures! Blue seas on the left, white mountains on the right. Life can't get much better!! But it does!!!!
On this side of the coast there are brown seals, only in NZ. We searched for them as best we could with no luck, until we came across a layby that was quite busy! Not wanting to miss anything we pulled in. Looking across the rocks we spotted the seals and as we walked towards them, more and more appeared. They are the same colour as the rocks so really hard to spot. There were 100s, 1000s. They didn't seem a bit bothered that we were there, however we kept our distance. I took loads of photos and really didn't want to leave, but Bev said that there was a water fall across the road that must be good because that's where everyone was going. So we set out to see this water fall!! We walked about 10 minuets through forests, when we found it. It was small but beautiful! But the most amazing site was dozens of baby seals swimming, diving, playing in the pool beneath the waterfall. The babys were born Oct/Dec. This apparently is the same every year, but not something they promote so's not to scare them off. It was like one of those sites that you only see on the discovery channel, or with David Attenborough whispering his cometary!!! Really, truly amazing. How could the day get better, so we have parked up in a hotel for an early night. I can wait to see what tomorrow brings!!