Sunday, 15 May 2011

Some of the Kayaking that we have been doing down here!

Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date:10/04/11

Location: O'Sullivans-Areky, Maruia Falls

Group: Rata,  Greg, Phil ( Me)

Grade/difficulty:  2+

Epics: NO

Comment: The falls were fricken awesome!!





Acctivity: SDL Kayaking

Date: 09/04/11

Location: Granity, Buller Earthquake

Group: Rata,  Greg,  Grace,  Me

Grade/difficulty:  3

Epics: NO

Comment: Buller was up so was very fun!!







Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date:04/04/11

Location: Mill Town Gorge Arahura

Group: Rata,  Greg,  Grace,  Me

Grade/difficulty:  2+3

Epics: Grace had a swim,  but no major

Comment: had  lots of rain and we got off  early,  so we went and hit it up! Walked out for an hour , so that we didn't have to do the big shuttle




Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date:03/04/11

Location: Arahura

Group: Rata,  Grace,  Me

Grade/diffculty: 2+ 3

Epics: NO

Comment: awesome walk in, crossed over the swing bridge, went up and had a look at Sespit Gorge,  ran one of the drops 5 times! Very cool Run 


Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date : 02/04/11

Location: Arnold

Group: Rata,  Owen,  Tui,   Zack,  Tod and some others.

Grade/difficulty: 2

Epics: NO

Comment: Lots of people on the river and it was very shallow





Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date: 27/03/11

Location: Styx

Group: Rata, Greg, Me

Grade/difficulty: 3

Epics: NO

Comment: Was raining lots so we didn't walk that far,  but still had lots of fun on the main drop.





Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date: 20/03/11

Location: Crooked River

Group: Rata, Greg , Me

Grade/difficulty: 4-5

Epics: Got swept under a rock and got 30 second down time,  lost my paddle and my boat got washed down stream, had to bush bash my way down to find my boat and then finish the run with a split paddle.

Comment: Walked to far hahaha






Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date: 19/03/11

Location: Styx River

Group: Rata, Greg, Me

Grade/difficulty:  3

Epics: NO

Comment: First time up the Styx, was awesome, if only we had a 4x4 so we could have driven further up the run.





Activity: SDL Kayaking Buller Fest

Date: 5-6/03/11

Location: Glenroy

Group: Rory, Richard , Me

Grade/difficulty: 3

Epics: NO

Comment: was very hung over from the party the night before but paddled some sick lines!





Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date: 27/02/11

Location: O'Sullivans - Orike

Group: Rata, Greg, Rory, Me

Grade/difficulty: 2+

Epics: NO

Comment: All went well, good trip



Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date: 26/02/11

Location: Middle and Lower Matakitaki

Group: Rata, Greg, Rory, Me

Grade/difficulty: 2-3

Weather: Fine

Epics: NO

Comment:Was cool to kayak with Rory again





Activity: SDL Kayaking

Date:

Location: Toaroha

Group: Rata, Greg, 2nd years and me

Time: 3 hours

Grade/difficulty: 3

Weather: over cast

Epics: NO

Comment:
Was a nice walk in. I didn't run the main drop. Was awesome to go with the 2nd  years


Tuesday, 10 May 2011

FUN!!!!

Roby going for the first run!!

discussing tactics

Ripping it up

..............................

Getting ready to show them how its done.

Happy times