Kaikoura road

...that sense of freedom that only the open road can provide. 

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On the road coming in to Kaikoura from the south

Kaikoura farmland

Kaikoura Farmland with tractor

Moving inland a bit from coastal Kaikoura, I spent a bit of time photographing some of the farms around the area. There was something about this tractor in a field that just appealed to me.

I did find it interesting that many of the early settlers to Kaikoura were offered "cheap" land in exchange for digging trenches to drain away the water from the 'flat marshlands'. 

Their efforts so many years ago still providing access...

Sunshine on the water

I've got two choices here since I don't know which one I prefer.

This one zoomed in a little bit...

sunlight on water

There's something about sunlight reflecting off water that I find quite soothing.

Heck! John Denver dedicated a whole song to it...

These photo's were taken on the Peninsula Walkway near the seal colony

travelling muso's

hitch hiking musicians

We first saw these musician guys hitchhiking north of Christchurch - when one of them had their hat blown away when a big truck passed by them at State Highway speed. 

It looked quite comical.

After the event - as I looked in my rear view mirror, I saw the guy pick up his hat and dust it off.

We were relieved to find they had made it to Kaikoura, none the worse for wear. 

My camera wasn't on the correct ISO at the time, since I was photographing a dog (that photo to appear at another time) - so this pic is a bit blurred (such is the nature of candid photography - especially of people), but I like the quirkiness of it. 

I hope they made it safely to their final destination. 

We weren't going north that day otherwise would've offered a ride...