This time next year, who knows where in the world I'll be! But for now, I'm trying to make the most of clear winter days to go flying.
Saturday was one such day, so I arranged with a couple of workmates to fly from Paraparam down to Kaikoura (about 1.5 hrs flight time one way). Kaikoura is famous for whales, which you can see by signing up for a whale watch boat or flight. Or you can use your own plane...
We only caught a glimpse of one whale before it submerged, but since that was only a small part of the trip and we all acknowledged that whale behaviour is completely outside our control, it wasn't a deal-breaker. I chose to fly us to Kaikoura via the coast at low altitude (1500 ft) so we could see the work that had been done on the main road and the changes to the coastline since the earthquake there in Nov 2016. After lunch we came back via the mountains, cruising at 7500 ft and circling around the top of Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku (9500 ft - highest peak in NZ not in the Southern Alps) before heading back via Blenheim, Picton and the Marlborough Sounds.
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| Inland Kaikouras - view out the front, from Kaikoura looking south |
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| View looking west |
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| Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku |
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| Marlborough Sounds |
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| Our GPS track |
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