Today we left Nelson and travelled about 245 kilometers east then south down the east coast to Kaikoura. This is one of the driest parts of the South Island, and is excellent for growing grapes, so has a LOT of wineries.
Yep, those are all grapes growing below the pine forest.
We made a pit stop at Lake Elterwater, which is a wildlife refuge for many species of waterfowl. We have seen hundreds of rest areas and viewpoints in our travels, and not one that I can recall has a garbage can. Shockingly, the Lake Elterwater rest area has not one, not two, but three garbage cans! The entire South Island budget for rural garbage receptacles has been spent here! I have to say, although garbage cans are rare there is no litter.
We stopped at this little church on the side of the highway. From what I could tell it was built by a couple in memory of their son who died in 1924 at the age of 19. It was badly damaged in the 2016 earthquake and cannot be used until funds are raised to reinforce it.
Beach north of Kaikoura.
View of Kaikoura Bay from the Lookout.
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