Backyard Paddling

For the last couple of weeks I have been stuck inside setting up the old computer as a server for a Qajaq Aotearoa web site. Its been fun, a challenge, I've been learning heaps and it left my brain felling like a pile of mashed potatoes! I had to get out but knew I didn't feel fit enough for a long paddle.

So on Easter Sunday I trundled the yak down the road to the beach and tossed a mental coin as to what direction to take. Ended up going east to the Whakanewha Regional Park.

I paddled point to point to get there and just out of Rocky Bay I managed to add another pic to my collection of "Unusual objects in the Gulf" Seats are quite common around some rocky points but this one is on Koi Island which requires boat access. After a bit to eat I hugged the coast for my paddle back.

Surprisingly for an area that is so close it could be considered just out of the back door I really enjoyed the paddle. Every twist and turn brought out a new sight or experience. Sometimes it pays to look out at an area you take for granted with different eyes. Only 16km in total but a feature packed 16km.

For the hell of it I went out the next day to grab a snapper for dinner and met up with Dawn who was hunting for her uncles mooring bouy. Since the tide was in we paddled back up hugging the coast. Again it was an eye opener, and this is an area only 1 km away which I can see from the desk I'm sitting at!