Thank you, Cilla & Jeremy, for listing Old Beach Bach - we loved it!
In no particular order: sitting and eating gazing at the ocean, waving at the passing train drivers (2-3 in 24 hrs!), padding on the warm plyboard of the eco-house, trotting over the railway line to the most stunning beach, being off grid but with all creature comforts, creeping out onto both verandas to wonder at the firmament everytime I woke during the night (I don't why, but I had never expected Orion to be 'upside down', or the moon's crescent to be back-to-front compared to home), spotting dolphins through the binos almost as soon as we arrived. Would urge anyone wanting a special haven, yet only 10 minutes drive to WhaleWatch and everything that Kaikoura has to offer, to book in a heartbeat! Chris.