- We launched from the Beach at Bark Bay, and went down to Frenchman Bay, which is not labeled on the map, but it's a little below Pinnacle Island.
- After coffee at Frenchman Bay, we rounded Pitt Head and Adele Island, and continued down to Fisherman Island.
- We had lunch at Fisherman Island, and finished the day by sailing (!) to Kaiteriteri.
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I took this picture of this standing wave in the water that was moving out of the bay. The tide was moving out at the time (about 11am) and the current looked really strong. Kinda hard to see in a photograph.
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The most fun part of the day came after lunch. When we stopped for coffee and lunch our guide ("Taz", because although a Kiwi, he had lived in Tasmania) set out a square tarp and kept referring to it a a sail. I thought it a little odd, as it was not sewn robustly enough to be a sail, but whatever. Once we were launched, Taz had us put our kayaks beam-to-beam to create a decent size raft. We then tied two corners of the tarp to two paddles, and these paddles were held vertical by the rear kayakers on the two outside kayaks. These vertical paddles created the masts. The two loose corners of the tarp were held by the front kayakers, with the center kayakers also holding the tarp, so the four of them created a defacto boom. In the afternoon, the winds come out of the north and carry straight down the coast of the park. So, we were able to complete a considerable distance, just being carried by the wind. Great fun!
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