The coast at Kaikoura is home to a good number of New Zealand's 60,000 fur seals. Once hunted until close to extinction, the fur seal population is now growing stronger.
We took a boat out to a breeding colony where the seals are territorial on land but curious and full of fun in the water. Kitted out in wetsuits, snorkels and flippers, we were able to watch the new pups learning to swim in the rock pools and we floated close to the kelp where the older seals dived and played.
Afterwards, we warmed up again on the sunny deck of a cafe and tucked into a huge crayfish each - the seafood that gave Kaikoura its Maori name - how could we refuse?
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