After soaking up the wine country following our crossing from Wellington (Thank you to Geraldine and Ben for looking after us) we decided to stretch our sea legs with a 2 day solo kayaking trip. Instruction was from a nice young man who showed us how to pump water out and fire flares, not a good sign then it was a 1hour fast sea taxi to the other end of the coastal trail and then we were let loose, on our own in a sea kayak. Wearing the trousers in the relationship I had to navigate and steer whilst kate told me which way to go and looked pretty.
As you will see we visited some amazing bays, encountered seals and lots of ocean. The sea turned quiet rough towards the end which meant we kissed the beach on our arrival but it was well worth it. I think we wil probably hang up our paddles for a bit, mainly until I can go out longer than 1hour without my legs going completely numb. A bit of an issue if your feet control the rudder!
We're now north of Greymouth, all's well!
Love Tim and Kate
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