Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

A neat extended weekend exploring the Marlborough Sounds by kayak. Friday - Up Queen Charlotte Sound to Ratimera Bay for two nights camping. Saturday - A day trip to Bay of Many Coves resort for high tea and onto Blumine Island. Sunday back to Picton.
Thursday, 29 January 2015
A quick leg stretch and wee on Allports island - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

A quick leg stretch and wee on Allports island

Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
A jelly fish (or someone with webbed fingers) - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

A jelly fish (or someone with webbed fingers)

Badjelly in action - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Badjelly in action

Cathy and Steve - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Cathy and Steve

Seal and shag (be a good name for a pub) - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Seal and shag (be a good name for a pub)

Paula and Sue - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Paula and Sue

Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Ratimera Bay - our awesome campsite for two nights - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Ratimera Bay - our awesome campsite for two nights

Looking back to sea and a ferry coming into Queen Charlotte Sound from Tory channel - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Looking back to sea and a ferry coming into Queen Charlotte Sound from Tory channel

Setting up camp - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Setting up camp

Side by side we sleep (okay - who brought the grey tent...the memo said yellow!) - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Side by side we sleep (okay - who brought the grey tent...the memo said yellow!)

Followed by a swim (don't be soft Steve and get under!!) - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Followed by a swim (don't be soft Steve and get under!!)

Cathy - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Cathy

Followed by a late lunch - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Followed by a late lunch

Life can't get any better - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Life can't get any better

Our resident stingray - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Our resident stingray

Off the next day - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Off the next day

Looking back at camp central - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Looking back at camp central

Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Group hug - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Group hug

Marian and GUO - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Marian and GUO

Bay of Many Coves resort for high tea - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Bay of Many Coves resort for high tea

or just tea and scones - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

or just tea and scones

A helicopter arrived with a high paying guest - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

A helicopter arrived with a high paying guest

Sue in action - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Sue in action

Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Blumine Island - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Blumine Island

Unpacking the lunch supplies - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Unpacking the lunch supplies

...so we could eat lunch - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

...so we could eat lunch

A friendly weka - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

A friendly weka

History board - some of us walked to the gun emplacements - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

History board - some of us walked to the gun emplacements

A tramp to the top..see the kayaks on the beach - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

A tramp to the top..see the kayaks on the beach

A kereru - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

A kereru

Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Gun emplacement - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Gun emplacement

Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Bluebridge coming into Queen Charlotte Sound - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Bluebridge coming into Queen Charlotte Sound

Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
The final night - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

The final night

Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Badjelly's tent all lit up - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Badjelly's tent all lit up

The final morning - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

The final morning

Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February
Almost back at Picton - Kayaking Marlborough Sounds 29 January to 1 February

Almost back at Picton

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