Kaikoura

We arrived at 6pm at the White Morph Motel, the only place Fran could get us in. It was nice on two floors, but no A/C and really, really hot after the lovely afternoon. We opened all the windows to try and get some air in but had to shut them all before we went out as the balcony ran the full length of the building and it wouldn't have been secure.It was a nice evening although a little windy. We looked at the restaurant next door also called the White Morph, but it looked a little expensive so we wandered further along the coastal road to another restaurant, that was equally as expensive. We were getting hungry though so we went and sat down. The menu however had no vegetarian choices that I wanted to eat, so we got up again and went back to the White Morph Restaurant.
In case you are wondering a white morph is a type of large seabird. My treat for dinner. It came to $237 for the meal and Mum chipped in for the coffee and liqueurs. We staggered off into the night for the (luckily) 2 minute walk to the motel. We were all shattered after the huge meal and went straight to bed. It was only 9.30!