Going For A Sifty Paddle

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 10:53am Sat 25th Jul 09:
I'm making the most of the tides, sun and lack of wind to go for a sifty paddle in the Waimea Estuary.

[Wobbler]

j for jealous

[ArjanH]

don't see a fishin rod but yeah jealous too

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 11:01am Sat 25th Jul 09:

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 11:02am Sat 25th Jul 09:
Wow. Awesome snow on the Arthur Range. Really must get up there soon.

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 11:15am Sat 25th Jul 09:
I'm feeling small right now, it's crazy flat today

I do know I'm making progress cos I can now see the particle board factory near Richmond.

This is so damn sifty

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 11:27am Sat 25th Jul 09:
Ah ha! I can see the Rabbit Island bridge. Which means I'm getting somewhere, probably. Now I'm going to use Google Maps on my phone to work out where I am

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 11:37am Sat 25th Jul 09:
Hur hur "shag" - not that my camera phone is probably good enough to get it

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 11:59am Sat 25th Jul 09:
Huzzah! Bugger me, my arms are tired.

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 12:04pm Sat 25th Jul 09:
According to tide charts the tide should be turning about now. So as my puny cycling arms are feeling it I'm going to scoot under the bridge then catch the estuary flow. Which will hopefully take me back home

Hopefully

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 12:11pm Sat 25th Jul 09:

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 12:25pm Sat 25th Jul 09:
Doh! Being a n00b to this sort of malarkey I hadn't quite thought through the whole turning of the tide bit. So I got a nice fast estuary flow for oh, say 200 metres and now have to paddle all the way home with no cunning tidal assistance. Stupid nature, how dare you make me work?

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 12:41pm Sat 25th Jul 09:
Hell, this is going to take forever. I'm going to have one hell of an afternoon nap.

[E Dogg Capizzle]

Be on the look out for rogue porpoises.

[Tama]

PXTed in by Tama at 12:54pm Sat 25th Jul 09:
Whoop! Mapua is in sight! Onwards,