Baby Seals near Kaikaura, New Zealand
Driving in to Kaikora from Bleinhem there’s a lookout point over a colony of seals at Ohau point. Whilst we were there a lady told us about a waterfall we’d passed just up the road where you could see baby seals playing in the pool at the foot of the waterfall.
We drove back up the road an walked about 5 minutes along side a stream through the forest to the waterfall. In the pool at the foot of the waterfall to our amazement where around 30 baby seals swimming, jumping and playing around the rock pool. 
The seals came so close it was really an incredible feeling, as we walked back to the car we followed a couple scrambling and swimming down the little stream under the road and out into the beach.
The experience was so memorable we couldn’t resist a second visit on our way out of Kaikora!
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:59 am
Do they club baby seals in NZ like they do in North America?! lol
November 4th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Cool pics. I am hoping to travel around the World next spring and I hope to make it to New Zealand along the way.
December 16th, 2008 at 2:30 am
Oh my God! I think they may be the most adorable things I've seen. More please.
April 6th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
i think that baby seals looks really cute.
April 6th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
i agree with you vanessa they are really cute i just want to kiss them.
July 24th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
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Driving in to Kaikora from Bleinhem there’s a lookout point over a colony of seals at Ohau point. Whilst we were there a lady told us about a waterfall we’d passed just up the road where you could see baby seals playing in the pool at the foot of t…