• Activity: Canoeing
• Te Araroa kilometres done: 1314.5
• Official kms: 39km
• Garmin kms: 41.19km
• Total time: 7:02
• Calories burned: 2005
• Body battery: 8/10
• Accommodation: tent at camp site
• Tent nights tally: 13

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There was rain last night & a bit of wind, we both slept quite well though. The river levels haven’t seemed to have risen either.

We were packed & ready to go just before 9am. With the ever looming 50/50 rapid’s coming up we ensured everything was sealed & tightly secured to the the raft.

We also had Tomas & Bohan who are staying at the same place tonight & we are paddling with them. It was so awesome to convoy together for the day.

We had managed a few easier rapids & then the 50/50 was about 45 minutes in. Tomas & Bohan went 1st. We sat back & watched. They seemed to be doing ok, then just after the last rapid they tipped out!

Next it was our turn, there were 3 main waves, we got through the first & then the second & then the third, as we came through the third, we seemed to spin quickly & the inevitable happened! We were tipped out again.

With two upturned Canoes & 4 of us in the water we couldn’t help but laugh as we drifted downstream & finally made it to the bank on the right after collecting the stuff floating that wasn’t tied down, mainly from Thomas & Bohans Canoe.

We bailed out the canoes, re tied everything back down & set off down stream again. Stopping only for a quick lunch break as it started raining & that would be the theme for the rest of the afternoon.

We had some more fairy decent rapids but managed these fairly well. Arriving at our destination around 4pm where it was raining & we had to set up the tent. At least there was a shelter here & hot showers!

There was a few more of us tonight & we spent the evening talking about our experiences on the river before going to bed at just after 8pm.