In late February and early March 2013 Betty and I and a group of others paddled seven open Canadian canoes down nearly sixty miles of the Whanganui River, North Island, New Zealand. No roads, no habitation, no cell phones- just the beautiful river set between high banks covered in native bush and camping along the way. The canoes were loaded with tents, mattresses, sleeping bags, cooking pots and food and drink for 14 people for five days. An unforgettable journey.
Unusually, these photos are not all mine, I have taken the liberty of borrowing some from fellow paddlers. Thanks to Helen Fraser, Jamie Anderson and Jonathon Pascoe.
001 Whanganui River title
002 Reflected map
003 Ready to go
004 Sorting and stowing
005 canoes posing
006 gone to camp
006a off to camp
007 in camp
008 morning porrige
009 THAT thermoset
010 morning departure
011 resting
012 Happy paddlers
013 Another night another camp
014 Hill walk
015 all in a whirl
016 Supper
017 Long drops
