i have some close friends (arnie, anne, and son ryan (12)) who are planning to vacation at abel tasman national park on the south island of new zealand. i recently paddled with them at their home in maui. they have some experience with waves and are quite fit and swim well. they have some questions about kayaking there that i hoped could be answered by any new zealanders. 1. is it better (in terms of wind) to paddle south from tutaranui or is the wind not too much of an issue? 2. what's the best area for a one day paddle? from marahu? from totaranui? 3. how far is the car drive from nelson to tuaranui? is there a place to park cars in totaranui? 4. what is the best company to rent a kayak from? anything other than sit on tops? 5. can you kayak to tonga island marine reserve? 6. any hazards to know about? bugs? 7. are there outfitters who take folks on supervised trips? 8. if you don't have the answers can you direct them to proper web site? please direct your answers back to arnie and ann. thanks, david miskell *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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