Nelson - Westport

We set off early again and it was raining! I was a bit worried about kayaking in the rain so I was umming and ahhing about whether to go or not! We got to Kaiteriteri and it wasn't raining but it was overcast!

I met my kayak buddy - Liz from Lewisham! We got kitted up, what a laugh - we have to wear these skirt things which are really tight (to keep the rain out) and putting them on is really good cos it sucks you all in! We had some basic instruction and a few games to loosen us up!

We then got on the water! We got out and I thought that the kayak would rock quite a lot but it was really stable! We headed out and rafted together for a few more safty things! We then started to paddle, this also was really easy although quite a few people didn'y really get it and we had to push people off with our paddles! We went out a bit further but one of the girls really didn't like it so she had to go back! We waited for the guide to come back and then started heading out into the ocean. It had started raining at this point and the sea was a bit choppy but it was such good fun! If I had capsized it would have been more upsetting to have gotten wet than going in. The water was really quite warm! We kept heading out and me and Liz were doing really well so we had to keep stopping for the others to catch us!

We didn't get out as far as we should have as the weather was quite bad and it was choppy, alot of people weren't enjoying it but we were having such a laugh! We were soaked!

When we were told to head back me and Liz went for it and paddled as fast and hard as we could. We then cruised back in and paddled again to get the kayak up on the beach! I was so stiff from being sat in the same position for 2 hours that I had to get pulled out of the kayak! I was so wet! I then had to have the skirt pulled off me by the kayak guys! I got changed and we all had coffee before I had to get back on the bus.

Back on the bus we drove straight to Westport with a stop at Buller Adventure Tours for people who wanted to do Jet Boating. I figured I had got wet enough for the day!

We stayed at Bazil's Hostel which was really nice, a little bit basic but clean and friendly! I was really knackered so I cheated and had microwavable rice for dinner! This gets boring very quickly but it's all i can cook!