Hi Folks, I've currently got Freya Hoffmeister, the "Lady in Black", in my lounge, writing her blog while she waits out a big swell before continuing on her attempt to circumnavigate New Zealand's South Island. She started well, with settled weather giving her a fast run down the northern east coast to Banks Peninsula. This included a 75 kilometre trip across Pegasus Bay that put her 30 kilometres off the coast. I met her at the start of that leg and she left in a flat grey dawn on a compass bearing into a drizzly day. She rounded the peninsula before being picked up by some of my friends, where she had a rest day. Back in the boat she was confronted by a southerly swell that limited her travels, and yesterday I picked her up at Taumutu, after a disappointing 33 kilometres. The eastern coastline here is exposed (Well, in truth nearly all our coastline is exposed!) and has many kilometres of steep beach, with a dumping surf. The swell should diminish over the next few days, and she hopes to be back on the water at dawn on Sunday. Her blog, Google her name and it comes up, is worth a look. This summer the waters will be busy as two other teams are also attempting the trip. Cheers JKA -- John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula NEW ZEALAND *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 08 2007 - 11:56:48 PST
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