We got up early to get to our kayak adventure, which we were told to be at by 7:45, turns out the girl working there who told us that was new and we actually didn’t have to be there until 8:30. So we went back to our chalet, which the maids had already gone though, and made some tea and had it out on the porch before returning to do the kayak trip.
The kayaking was ok, but not like I’d actually imagined, the wind was strong and I had to battle that pretty much the entire time. We were kayaking for 3 hours down the coast, then were going to hike our way back. We were in double kayaks, so it was myself and Marlo in a single kayak and although she was actually working pretty hard I had to dig in hard when we hit the strong winds and current to keep a good forward pace going. Kayaking got about two to three stars from me, I think I’d rather hike. It was just too much work and too much getting soaked to get to a spot to hike back from. One odd thing was that when we got there and
met the other people who’d be kayaking along with us one couple introduced themselves and said they were from Northern California, so we asked where and they told us from Folsom. They actually live in American River Canyon South, same neighborhood as my folks. Small world. We were also with a lesbian couple from Australia and a lady from Toronto who I guess was traveling alone.
Today wasn’t as warm and sunny as yesterday, so when the kayaking was done and I was ½ soaked it was fairly cold. Luckily the hike back began with a substantial uphill walk so that warmed me up pretty well. The complete walk back actually took the 3 hours they said it would, most of the hikes are exaggerated in length so I was expecting about 2 to 2 ½ hours. By the time I got ½ way back my cloths were dry, I love these light material pants I bought. When we got to the end, which was the same drop off that we ended at yesterday, we had the same reward that we had yesterday….a Tui, and it was good.
We got on the road at around 4:30, figuring we’d take an hour or so to get to the Kimrey’s beach house in Takaka, which they moved to today. We wanted to arrive there after 5:00 so we knew they had time to get moved in and set things up. The drive there was pretty windy, twisting and turning our way through the hills. By the time we got there it was about 5:45 and it turned out
that the Kimrey’s had just arrived themselves. Marlo and I were rank from our day of hiking and kayaking, so we just needed a shower, so we cleaned up while the Kimrey’s moved in.
The house was really nice, right on the beach, and best of all it had two master bedrooms, so Marlo and I were able to have our own bathroom this time, unlike the place in Nelson we stayed with them at two days ago. None of us felt like going anywhere so we just stayed in, cooked a really nice pasta dinner, and drank some of the wine we had purchased in Marlborough. We stayed up pretty late chatting, around 12:30AM, probably the latest we’ve stayed up all trip.
The kayaking was ok, but not like I’d actually imagined, the wind was strong and I had to battle that pretty much the entire time. We were kayaking for 3 hours down the coast, then were going to hike our way back. We were in double kayaks, so it was myself and Marlo in a single kayak and although she was actually working pretty hard I had to dig in hard when we hit the strong winds and current to keep a good forward pace going. Kayaking got about two to three stars from me, I think I’d rather hike. It was just too much work and too much getting soaked to get to a spot to hike back from. One odd thing was that when we got there and
met the other people who’d be kayaking along with us one couple introduced themselves and said they were from Northern California, so we asked where and they told us from Folsom. They actually live in American River Canyon South, same neighborhood as my folks. Small world. We were also with a lesbian couple from Australia and a lady from Toronto who I guess was traveling alone.Today wasn’t as warm and sunny as yesterday, so when the kayaking was done and I was ½ soaked it was fairly cold. Luckily the hike back began with a substantial uphill walk so that warmed me up pretty well. The complete walk back actually took the 3 hours they said it would, most of the hikes are exaggerated in length so I was expecting about 2 to 2 ½ hours. By the time I got ½ way back my cloths were dry, I love these light material pants I bought. When we got to the end, which was the same drop off that we ended at yesterday, we had the same reward that we had yesterday….a Tui, and it was good.
We got on the road at around 4:30, figuring we’d take an hour or so to get to the Kimrey’s beach house in Takaka, which they moved to today. We wanted to arrive there after 5:00 so we knew they had time to get moved in and set things up. The drive there was pretty windy, twisting and turning our way through the hills. By the time we got there it was about 5:45 and it turned out
that the Kimrey’s had just arrived themselves. Marlo and I were rank from our day of hiking and kayaking, so we just needed a shower, so we cleaned up while the Kimrey’s moved in.The house was really nice, right on the beach, and best of all it had two master bedrooms, so Marlo and I were able to have our own bathroom this time, unlike the place in Nelson we stayed with them at two days ago. None of us felt like going anywhere so we just stayed in, cooked a really nice pasta dinner, and drank some of the wine we had purchased in Marlborough. We stayed up pretty late chatting, around 12:30AM, probably the latest we’ve stayed up all trip.
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