The name Kaikoura translates to meal of crayfish. That plus the snow capped mountains sitting next to the beaches with that outrageously blue water make us want to go back. Right now. Please. We spent December 24th and 25th there and I can say this was my favorite Christmas of all time. I'm a Jew so that may not be worth much but it was still an amazing couple days.
The place we stayed was really nice. Like really really nice.
The beach out front of our apartment
We had two meals here. They have seafood chowder and a bunch of seafood right out of the ocean.
Really good seafood chowder with big hunks of fish and mussles
Christmas Dinner
This is Charlie...
...a now cooked crayfish (aka rock lobster)
Crayfish and green-lipped mussels
Second course, lamb, grilled and roasted veggies
Roasted cauliflower and potatoes
Grilled asparagus and onion
A big pile of lamb, two different cuts actually :)
Lamb with two sauces, a red wine reduction and a goop-y garlic spread... all served with our favorite red of the trip, Trinity Hills Gimblett Gravels Syrah
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