It was a sunny and warm day leaving Kaikoura and it was fairly flat most of the day. There were nice views of the coast the whole day and little headwinds. Along the way there was a seal colony which was fun to watch, although I almost missed them. I was taking a picture of the coast when I saw something move and noticed there were about 20 seals blending in with the rocks. Perfectly situated between Kaikoura and Picton there is a hostel specifically for cycle tourists. It was also the night before the last day of my trip. Sounds like a trap to me! Thankfully it wasn't, it ended up being a really nice place to stay and I was actually able to get some sleep without constant noise all night. There was one other cyclist who showed up from Salida, CO who was cycling down to the south part of the island to do a marathon.
In the morning it started to rain a little but by the time I got packed up to leave it had dissipated. I was anxious to get to Picton and be done with the trip. It was fairly chilly and overcast until I passed over the last hills before returning to the coast when it suddenly cleared up and was nice for the rest of the day. I got my ferry ticket for Monday and am taking a train from Wellington to Auckland on Tuesday and on Thursday I'm going to Australia! I met a guy in Auckland who is going to let me keep my bike at his house while I am away. I did about 2600 miles in NZ between Aug. 25 and Nov. 8. Not bad concidering the rough terrain and even rougher weather. So that makes it about 5800 miles altogether, next stop, Australia!
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