The Pier Hotel (Kaikōura)

The Pier Hotel in Kaikōura offers tasty food and a cold beer or wine with arguably the best view in town. Clem and I have spent quite a bit of time in the beautiful town of Kaikōura but it wasn't until recently that we discovered The Pier Hotel. It has undergone a major redecoration and the loving care lavished on it has definitely paid off. It's a nice walk from the main street out to The Pier Hotel and back so you can work up an appetite and then stretch your legs after you eat.

Awaiting the start of the next leg of kayaking in Abel Tasman National Park

Abel Tasman National Park (Wilsons Abel Tasman)

Forest bathing at Maruia River Retreat

Maruia River Retreat (just south of Murchison)