Horses and seals

Well, it's still raining but that's all I'll say about the weather. We went to Farewell Spit yesterday to go on a 3 hour horse trek. On the way there the weather brightened up and we actually set off in the sunshine. The first part of the trek was along a gravel track and wasn't particularly inspiring but then after about 20 minutes we headed off through a gate and up a hill and the views of the surrounding country side were spectacular. Once we reached the beach those that wanted to could gallop the full length. Being trekking ponies they were surprisingly feisty and keen to race. Others, mentioning no names, welcomed the opportunity to be out of the saddle for a while. Seals dotted the beach and a couple were fighting it out in the shallows. We were told not to get between them and the water. Although the sunshine didn't last too long it was a fantastic trip out. Unfortunately for Stef I think he found the pain of the saddle a little too overwhelming. Upon returning to yard he was sent to the toilets with a cream to help 'relieve' the pain. He later informed me that he decided not to use a strange cream given to him by an unknown lady :) Tomorrow we're kayaking around a small part of the Abel Tasman coast and then to Kaikoura for some whale watching.