The featured image was taken from a modest altitude, as “our” helicopter was returning to its base, not far from Kaikoura township.
My photo shows the less spectacular (landward) end of Kaikoura Peninsula and town, the bay on the far (southern) side, and the hills (Australians would call them “mountains”) behind it.
Inland from town and peninsula, the northern side of the local terrain is very much more spectacular, especially in winter and spring.
The Seaward Kaikouras are definitely mountains; they reach higher than do any of Australia-proper’s.
We had booked a helicopter flight in order to have a proper look at them…with luck, we might be able to land on some suitable snow, “way up there”.
The next two posts will show a little of our “proper look”.
Just this one time, this series now breaks its “looking down” rule; it would be remiss of me to fail to show how nicely the Kaikoura Peninsula sits, in relation to the Seaward Kaikoura Range… and to the Pacific Ocean shoreline.
The above photo was taken from terra firma, near the Peninsula’s extremity, looking inland and north-ish.
Click here for an earlier post which shows more of the views across the water to the mountains…and some of the local “shags”.
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