They don’t call this part of the planet ‘The Roaring Forties’ because it’s a sedate little paddle across.

The sand is a colour you simply have never seen before. The water is so blue it doesn’t actually look real.

Charming: an overused word, perhaps, but the best possible description of the tiny township of Akaroa.

‘Ka pai’ is Māori for damn good/mighty fine/pretty cool.