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EDITOR:<br />

Peter Townend<br />

Ph: 0274 529 255 Fax [09] 421 0663<br />

Email: pete@canoeandkayak.co.nz<br />

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Auckland<br />

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Email: James@canoeandkayak.co.nz<br />

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NZ <strong>Kayak</strong> Magazine is published four times<br />

per year by <strong>Canoe</strong> & <strong>Kayak</strong> Ltd.<br />

6 Tavern Road, Silverdale, Auckland<br />

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ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO:<br />

James Fitness<br />

Email: james@canoeandkayak.co.nz<br />

New Zealand <strong>Kayak</strong> Magazine<br />

At <strong>the</strong> time of printing <strong>the</strong> prices in this<br />

magazine were accurate. However <strong>the</strong>y may<br />

change at any time.<br />

Hibernation! It is cold and wet out <strong>the</strong>re! That’s one point of view, but it’s not mine.<br />

I like to enjoy <strong>the</strong> stunningly still, short winter days and amazing water visibility to<br />

<strong>the</strong> max.<br />

Recently Mike took Julie and me out for a great day fishing, learning new soft bait<br />

techniques off Kawau Island. As always I took multi-layers of neoprene, polypros<br />

and a paddle jacket, but was more than comfortable in neoprene shorts and a single<br />

polypro top and bottom.<br />

We fished from 11am to 4pm, rewarded with a feed of Snapper and Trevally, a lunch<br />

of hot fritters and a sunbath on a deserted beach. Winter yum. And an important<br />

detail when people are feeling a bit jittery about <strong>the</strong> economy, it cost very little!<br />

True <strong>the</strong> up front cost of buying a kayak, equipment and a course on how to be safe<br />

is on a par with diving and skiing, but <strong>the</strong>n <strong>kayaking</strong>, like tramping, offers great<br />

holidays and adventures at no more than <strong>the</strong> cost of reaching <strong>the</strong> chosen site. Then<br />

it is probably cheaper than staying at home.The fuel to paddle your kayak is food<br />

that you would be eating anyway, <strong>the</strong> cost of cooking is offset by your power bill<br />

saving. You enjoy stunning locations in very affordable tented accommodation made<br />

comfortable by <strong>the</strong> huge amount of equipment you can carry. Easy conversation<br />

while paddling side by side with your paddling mates is an agreeable bonus.<br />

The back to basics of every day living, travelling between camp sites, pitching tents,<br />

cooking and sitting around <strong>the</strong> camp fire at night, provide adventure holidays in<br />

New Zealand’s wilderness you’ll remember for a lifetime.<br />

Cheers and happy, safe paddling.<br />

Peter Townend<br />

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ISSUE FORTYsix • 2008 5

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