Kaikoura is a flat-topped peninsula reaching out into the South Pacific. In late summer, the grasses on the plateau turn this golden color. You can't tell from this serene photo, but where I was standing, on a water tower a the highest point, the wind was blowing like a banshee at sunset.

Kaikoura is a flat-topped peninsula reaching out into the South Pacific. In late summer, the grasses on the plateau turn this golden color. You can't tell from this serene photo, but where I was standing, on a water tower a the highest point, the wind was blowing like a banshee at sunset.