Elaine Bay

Us in the very middle

We’re on the water

Lots of mussel farms here (that’s what’s below the buoys)

Are these buoys or fenders?

Another one of those lovely little places to have a break

The water felt nice so I had a swim, it’s a little cold at first but very soon it feels surprisingly pleasant, I stayed in there for like 10 minutes, no problem

Long Reef Point

We’re in Canoe Bay and decide to kayak to the beach over there, there seems to be some building over there

And there is! Someone’s bach I guess

It’s not even locked, so we have a peek inside

Great place for it! I’m still unsure how they got all the materials here. There seems to be a private road ending at the house but the map doesn’t (only a walking trail). Surely they didn’t bring it all by boat?

What a lovely bay. Cool to see those clouds directly over Mt Shewell

When Rachel told me there are naked ladies here I was definitely interested but it turns out they are flowers

A map of today’s kayak trip (in green, the other part is me doing a quick return in the morning to the shop in Okiwi bay)