Farewelling family, friends and well-wishers, Adventure Aotearoa pushed off full of beans from Timaru's Caroline Bay this morning. Under a beautiful blue sky we cruised south for 50km, enjoying a 2m northerly swell, dolphins cavorting alongside and a couple of seals playing off the rugged coastline of the lower South Island. We made camp at 5:30pm and settled down for dinner and jokes around the gas stove. Looking forward to paddling the last 20km south to the mouth of the Waitaki tomorrow.
