We decided that 30 hours on a plane was not a long enough journey for our dear friend Patrick, so we pushed him into a car and drove for another hour and a half to Akaroa. It was just as long as getting the tube from Heathrow anyway, but better scenery!
We had a couple of nights there staying in a bach near the town centre. It's a more of a village than a town and everything was in walking distance. The best part of the trip was the boat ride, there are supposed to be more than a few Hector's Dolphins around these waters and we were lucky enough to catch a wee glimpse of a couple. They are tiny, growing up to a metre long. We also saw some bird action, a wee blue penguin and some seals. Rhys was in true Rhys mode and wouldn't be held, he wanted rather to keep trying to climb anything and duck his head under and over the railings. He thankfully went to sleep about half way through the tour so I managed to get to see some of the wildlife too.
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