So after a coffee in Oxford, we pressed on to Kaikoura, where the sea is exactly the same colour as the glacial lakes... Which is a bit odd. Usually, one associates this colour sea water with underlying white sand, but here, the rock is dark under the water. So we figured that the water must remember its colour from when it was fresh.
In Kaikoura, we spent the afternoon wandering along the sea-front walkway, and buying the latest technology woollen gear for Hannah... A blend of merino sheep-wool, and possum-fur. Apparently the possum fibres are hollow and both super-light and very insulating. Also they are an introduced pest and are devastating the local bird population. As the saying goes, "the only good possum is one that has been turned into a fetching hat and glove combo"
There is also some folded limestone for Samuel.
Tomorrow is sea-kayaking with seals.
How many possums to make one Giant Jersey?
ReplyDeleteAm trying really hard to resist rising to the bait on the homeopathic water theory... Sounds like the best one so far, anyway.
PS you will miss a solar eclipse on 20 March which, given the amount of solar generation in Eurooe now, is expected to cause a 400MW/minute ramp rate for the most exciting half hour. Unless it's cloudy.
Look at the bedding planes on that limestone....
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