Akaroa is a small town on the Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island, NZ. While we were staying in Christchurch we took a tour to this pretty town. It is around 84km from Christchurch. This town is the only French settlement in the whole of New Zealand and the French influence is still seen in the town and in the place names.
While we were there we did a dolphin boat trip, the tour was extremely good and we found out lots of information about the town and surrounding area. The landscape was quite amazing and we saw lots of birds and seals too. Although the main draw of the tour was to see Hector´s dolphins, as with any type of tour like this you cannot be guaranteed to see any wildlife. So everyone was really hoping these small dolphins would come up to say hello.
Well we need not have worried as they were feeling rather playful and were swimming in the front of the boat for at least 5 mins if not longer. Also we saw maybe 7 or 8 of them too. These dolphins are one of the smallest kinds and are endemic to some costal areas in New Zealand.
Once back to the town we wondered around, stopped for a drink and looked in the shops and got some touristy things.
It is a pleasant day trip from Christchurch and as we were there during winter it was not that busy. In the summer months it is stop for cruise ships so the town will get very busy.
Last weekend turned into a non existent one as Alessio was ill from Thursday evening and still is a little. He had fever and breathing problems which warranted a trip to the hospital for a check. He is much better but sadly could not go on this school ski camp.
This weekend I am going to Barcelona, not with Alessio this time but with a friend and my father. And of course we will be going to see FC Barcelona play, this goes without saying with my trips to the city.
Hope you all have a great weekend
