Hi All What an experience the sea kayaking was. Funny my shoulders aren't aching like I thought, so must be getting stronger. The next day drove to Collingwood a 2 hour drive over hair raising mountains, with steep gulleys and no barriers. Vertigo kept creeping in, but I wasn't driving. I had to do the drive back though. Bends at 15k nearly every few seconds. The mountain road goes up horizontal, and so does the road down, but curves all the way. In the middle of this journey was a small hamlet called Takaka, a buzzing, lively community that obviously attracted the travellers judging by the number of bars with jamming music sessions. Collingwood was at the start of Golden Bay, massive bay, and not a soul in sight after walking nearly an hour each way.
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