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	Thursday, 15 July 2004

The Wild Coast Some pictures from earlier this week... I camped beside this river in the van on Monday night. I could hear it rambling all night, a soothing sound to sleep to. In the morning the whole area was shrouded in a thick mist. You can see the last of the mist here, retreating down to the valley floor as the sun rises. The Punakaiki Coast line is stunning and so many beaches to explore! This is the beach where I met the seal. (Click to enlarge) Punakaiki Beach has been added to my kite buggy list for summer. 8:59:33 PM    Comment []

Good Winds Woo Hoo! I got to have a blast on my kite buggy today! Its been a particularly windless winter this year. The little wind there has been has usually been accompanied by rain or hail, or its been an absolute gale. This afternoon however was different. I was itching to get away from work because the had been a nice northerly wind blowing all afternoon and I knew it was low tide at the beach. When I finally did get away the wind had shifted to the north-east. The beach faces north-west so I had to do a lot of tacking across the beach, but I wasn't going to let that put me off. All my kites have been in the back of the van (or car) for months, just in case. I decided on my 6.3m c-quad and after spending about 20 frustrating minutes untangling the bridles (I must have been in a hurry last time I packed it away) I was away. I worked my way to the widest part of the beach and buggyed back and forth for over an hour, until it was dark and my fingers were numb from cold. The beach is only a about 150m across yet I managed to travel about 7.5 kilometers according to my speedo. I can't wait for summer... 7:27:05 PM    Comment []

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