Catch Up

wow, im falling behind with this blog!

Left Abel Tasman AGES ago. Next stop was Wellington, where we spent a couple of days with Aunty Penny and the family. We had a great time just being lazy - chilling out around the house and doing very little (perfect!).

We left fed, watered and showered - totally refreshed for some more paddling. By late afternoon we reached the WhiteWater Environmental Park 10mins from Palmerson North. Described as "a river on steriods", the park was just that. It was a 400m section of river thats been modified with boulders and concrete slabs to form some awesome waves and holes. We ran it a total of 3 1/2 times before hitting the road again. It was great fun, even in SCUDs, and actually doing some playboating again was quite a novelty. One hole was particularly good, Doni threw a sick space-godzilla and i pulled off my first aerial-loop.

That night we reached Taihape and crashed at Phil's house (Bliss-sticks designer). The next day we ran the Rangitiki River, levels were low but still enjoyable.