Sunny day, perfect for kayaking! Premiere for family Janlert. We have been working hard building muscles for this (or not…). Richard at Okarito kayaks has explored the archipelago outside Stockholm and also kayaked in our capital! We get good guiding how we should work our way in the lagoon. Okarito lagoon is big and is famous for its birdlife, especially the white heron ( which we did not see). From the lagoon you paddle into different creeks and the forest. Full moon and previous heavy rain creates a big difference between high and low tide we where therefor dropped further up streams so we just had 30 min paddle against the current.
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An ocean kayak is steady so we made it without severe incidents and not knowing the “eskimå roll”. How did we do on the bird watching…? Mja 3 happy kids can make any bird want to move elsewhere. We saw birds and from provided guidebook we guessed what they where. Binoculars will be included in the equipment next time… 3 hours later we arrived at the jetty and warmed up with coffee and hot chocolate before waving goodbye to Okarito. On the way to Pairinga we passed the Frans Josef and Fox glaciers. They are famous for being glaciers very near the ocean. A lot of tourists and already seen the Mer de glaces in Chamonix made us continue to our nightspot Lake Paringa. Premiere for camping on the DOC campsite. DOC is Department Of Conservation and is run by NZ government. You put the fee in a box by the campsite. This one had toilet facilities and SANDFLIES. Who invented them? At home we have a lot of mosquitoes but they come out and sunset and they make noises. Sandflies are verosious, smart, hard to kill and they take a piece of you. They also are difficult to kill and their bites itch like h.ll. We took shelter in our camper and counted all the killers on our windows, waiting for us to come out. Ha, in your dreams.
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