Treasures of Otago Peninsula

Saturday the 25th
No paddling today because of the Southerly wind forecasted. The place where we’ve stopped is a Maori sanctuary. Our tents are well wind protected behind bungalows.
We enjoy resting and Maryline, Heather and Max company. Thanks for your welcome and all the kiwis stories we’ve learnt.

Sunday the 26th
Great day : early start under sun set colors; slight sea which let us progressing easily while enjoying the scenery of ronds hills ; gentle surfs in between punk clouds into the sea, the crayfish krill; Otago Peninsula, open book on New Zealand archeology; and satisfaction of another 53,3 km on our road book.
We stop on Victory beach, a long sandy beach where greens translucide waves roll nicely, protected on its East side by a cliff and the back by a flowery height dune, where pingouins are nesting.

Monday the 27th
Short paddling day, 28 km to get to Dunedin for shopping. Waken up early by noisy pingouins, the day starts beautifully with fog clouds running on hills slops. On the low Ricky cliff, long seaweed hanged on a strait line like a belt. We cross a 100 meter long arch, rocked by the 2 meter swell, feeling that it is a lucky opportunity. We struggle to get Max keeping on, fascinated by 3 albatrosses who curiously landed next to our kayaks. Dunedin beach is fascinating with its continuous surf all day long, tiny tide range in New Zealand !

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