Picton to Kaikoura

We picked up our third car of the holiday today this morning. My turn to drive and I really enjoyed it. Our route took us all down SH1 in the sunshine and with some glorious scenery, some of the best so far. We stopped for a leg stretch and coffee at Kekerengu and I took my blip from the seating area.
After we checked in to our hotel, we took a drive further up the coast to find the seal colonies. We did see quite a few but I hadn’t taken my camera and they were too far away for my phone.
My other extra is of a Red Billed Gull, one of many who arrived as soon as we parked. It seems that their colonies, sadly , are declining.