Facebook Twitter Pinterest Albatross battle giant petrels for a bag of bait during a tour off the coast of Kaikoura. Photograph: Nikki Marshall for the GuardianDay two: Waipara and KaikouraThe day dawns drizzly. Photograph: Nikki Marshall for the GuardianDay four: Buller Gorge and St ArnaudIt’s time to get our hearts racing. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Five kilograms of greenshell mussels and glass of Marlborough sauv blanc on a mussel cruise from Havelock. We board a twin-hulled launch skippered by Ryan, a sixth-generation Marlborough man, for a greenshell mussel cruise with Marlborough Tour Company.

Source: The Guardian October 28, 2017 21:11 UTC