kayaking the pacific islands. - Canoe & Kayak
kayaking the pacific islands. - Canoe & Kayak
kayaking the pacific islands. - Canoe & Kayak
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Peter Townend<br />
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James Fitness<br />
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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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