Welcome to my  journal, documenting my life on the water. Hopefully you’ll find something useful or interesting here, whether you are a local kayaker or a visitor from overseas, new to the sport or an old hand. If you are expecting extreme paddling missions in exotic locations, my adventures are a little more low key. Remember adventures are an important part of life, so pursue your own adventures, big or small and live life to the fullest.

News and Upcoming Highlights

A new kayaking season has arrived and I went for my first paddle… on the Avon. It was nice to be back in my boat and a paddle down to Kerrs Reach seemed to be the perfect way to stretch my muscles on a beautiful warm day. I also wanted to make sure my leg was happy to be cramming in a kayak as it got badly bruised when I trashed my motorcycle. Everything seemed fine so hopefully my next trip will be down the Hurunui or Ashley River. Speaking of the Ashley, it is one of the finalist’s for the NZ Hydrological Society / Rivers Group “NZ River of the Year“, so if you haven’t done so already, click on the link and vote for the best whitewater river near Christchurch. Paddle safe and hopefully we’ll see you on a river soon.

Random Trip Posts

Take a random journey into the past & days gone by…