We did a full day kayaking trip today along parts of the Abel Tasman park. We met our group (3 others) and our guide in Marahau. That meant leaving our campsite at 7:30 and we were plenty early (us type a's do that). We were outfitted with shirts, pfd and boarded a boat which was on a trailor and hauled by a tractor to the sea. Must say, felt pretty silly going down the road in a boat wearing my pfd! The tractor took us out to the water as it was low tide. The boat was then launched and off we went. We picked up our kayaks at Anchorage Bay and loaded them on the water taxi. Then we headed further up to Onetahuti. We got in our kayaks there and then paddled for some time looking for seals. Then we had a long paddle down past the Tonga Arches and into Mosquito Bay for lunch. No mosquitos! Had a swim, ate lunch, chatted, sunned and then paddled off again. For the last little bit of the adventure, we rafted up (only 3 boats) and put up a sail which took us back to Anchorage Bay. There, we reboarded the water taxi and returned to Marahau. All in all, a lovely day. Some good paddling against rough water as the wind really did pick up in the afternoon. Linda got soaked during the sailing part as the bows did really sink through the waves. I got mine from a huge splash in the water taxi later. Back on dry land around 4:30. We then got in the van and drove to Poharu Beach and immediately took hot showers (couple of hours later). Tired now. Expect a good sleep.
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