We left the sunny weather of Kaikoura to take a trip further north-west to Nelson Lakes. On the way out of Kaikoura we passed a Seal colony and Su took this wonderful photo (she's got a great eye! Two, in fact.)
Not sure if that's a Seal in the background. Pretend it is anyway.
Then, after a few hours driving, the weather took a turn for the worse but we arrived at the first of the Nelson Lakes: Lake Rotoroa. The light was fading but I managed to get this hastily-taken shot:
It was hastily-taken, not because of the fading light though, but because of the feckin' swarms of sand flies that feasted on me as soon as I left the van. The little feckers were everywhere and it was like something out of a horror movie with myself and Su huddled in the van for the night burning insect repellent incense. Our Lonely Planet book of New Zealand now has a nice join-the-dots puzzle on the cover where dozens of sand flies have met their demise. Did I mention that they are feckers?
We awoke the next morning to rain, rain and more rain. We went for a short walk and got rained on and that was about the highlight of the day. We had four games of "20 Questions" - the score is 2-all so it's close. I'll let you know if either of us edge ahead at any time. The weather is promised good for tomorrow so we're determined to go for a proper hike and take some decent photos of the place. I know, us hiking - WTF?? Stay tuned!!
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