Sea Kayaking and Takaka

The day after we came back from our tramp we did sea kayaking, which was a lot of fun! But before that I was given a highly professional outfit. I loved it! A kind of diving suit! That is something I always wanted to put on sometime. (ist das richtig? …was ich schon immer einmal anziehen wollte….soll es heißen!) Just the very feeling! Cool!

It was very difficult to put it on…but it was even more difficult to take it off again.

But actually, my cap was the greatest hit! It let me look at least ten years younger. Even if I had been miles away, you could have recognized me. I looked extremely striking! A tip: whenever you feel terribly old, just put this cap on… and you will feel immediately younger!

picture taken by Susanne
picture taken by Gregor

I shared a kayak together with Susanne. Never underestimate the surprising strength of women… we were not too bad, no, on the contrary, we were quite good and very fast! Susanne, we made a rEAl drEAm tEAm!

The view we had from the kayaks was quite different from the one we had during our tramp. The water was sparkling, the sun was shining, and the birds were flying over our heads. We could not see the tramp. The bush was so thick… we could only guess where it was… but sometimes we spotted a few bays we had walked on…that was nice.

picture taken by Gregor

After two hours kayaking we stopped at a beach where an aqua taxi picked us up and brought us back to Marahau again. It was the same taxi driver who gave us a lift to Tortaranui three days ago… so we spent a happy hour chatting with him und he gave us hot tips were to go the next day.

Before we left Marahau we stopped at a little museum… there was an exhibition outside – sculptures made out of wood and stone…yes there was heaps of wood… Susanne, Gregor and I ran about and got lost in this little yard…all of us took lots of pictures. It is astonishing how different they are… we love the little details. Thanks Susanne for inspiration!!








After one hour we headed towards Takaka, where we settled down at Annie’s Nirvana Lodge – a very nice place with a lovely backyard. Actually Takaka consists only of two roads, three at the most. It is nothing really special, except of a few tiny shops. I fell in love with these little creatures. They are lovely!

In the evening we went to the supermarket to buy a few snacks for the next day. When we were standing in the queue somebody tapped on my shoulder. And guess who it was!!! Sammy, a girl who had worked together with me for the RA Company before…I really like her… Actually she is from Liverpool and usually lives in Dublin. Now she and her boyfriend are travelling through New Zealand. And this evening they stayed in the same backpackers as we did. What a coincidence! We exchanged addresses at once! I hope to see her again…I had so much fun with her!