Whanganui River Trip, October 1999

At Labour weekend Margaret, Martin, Selina and I canoed 88km of the Whanganui River from Whakahoro to Pipiriki. We used our own two kayaks, and Blazing Paddles in Piriaka hired us a canadian canoe and organised the transport.
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Martin takes it easy in the Minnow
Goats check out our progress from the river bank
Martin hauls the canadian into the water at John Coull hut
Selina gets ready to paddle
The Bridge to Nowhere, built in the 1930's to provide access to farms since abandoned.
Tieke Marae, a hut built on the site of a Maori village, and now reclaimed by the local people
Damp paddling in the gorge
Selina, Marg and Martin after arriving at Pipiriki

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Last modified 2 November 1999 by Alastair Smith