Day Trip to Akaroa

Left to right : Me, Liling, Veron and Hongkai

At the Pacific Ocean

Map of Akaroa

Windy Road to Akaroa

Handicraft sold inside Akaroa Dolphins Shop

Hector Dolphins - the world's smallest dolphins

This morning Hongkai, Veron, Liling, Devon (Liling's friend) and I took a trip down to Akaroa, a quaint little french town located 86 km (1 hr 20 minutes) drive away from Christchurch city centre. Along the way, we stopped to take in the magnificent view of Akaroa atop a hill. We also had the opportunity to walk along the shoreline which interfaces the Pacific Ocean. Having seen the force of the ocean waves, I must say that wave energy will play an important role in the area of sustainable energy sources...soon. The Akaroa Dolphins encounter ($55) was indeed a 2 hr boat ride worth remembering as we had the opportunity to see 1 penguin, sea lions, hector dolphins, salmon farms and Paua Pearl farm. Unfortunately for us, we did not get the chance to try the highly acclaimed Akaroa Salmon as we did not have time. Instead we had to settle for ordinary fish and chips. Due to shortage of time, we couldn't visit tree crop farm as well which the german masters students recommended. Nevertheless, it was a satisfying day spent in the sun, amidst the creations of God.