Dolphins!

I sat down with a glass of wine and peanuts last night to figure out what to do in Christchurch. I was quite keen to drive out on the giant caldera South-Wast of Christchurch and I discovered that they had tours where you would be swimming with Doplhins in Akaroa, which is located by the sea in this caldera.

It required less wine and and early bed, which was an easy sacrifice, beleive it or not.

I got to lovely Akaroa, had breakfast, got into a wetsuit, boarded the boat and, well, this is where pictures can say more that a thousand words:

The doplhins are Hector's Dolphin, that are the smallest Dolphins in the world (only 1.4 meters) and unfortunately under threat of extinction, as only 7,500 are alive today.

They circled me and made mock lounges towards me. More playful than the average pet and it was entirely on their terms. If they aproached the boat, then we went in, if they showed no interest, then we moved on.

Quite an experience!