Weather update from Karel Vissel: http://www.kayakweather.blogspot.com/Sunday: fjordland mrng s 3bft noon w 4bft aft w 4bft seas 3.70 swell 3mtr frm w Satellite Text Messages Received from Freya: 46.02 166.31 Chalky Island 40km an almost relaxing paddle comp.to yest. through swell and backchop with less h.winds to another paradise beach   Monday: mrng nw 3bft […]

Weather update from Karel Vissel: http://www.kayakweather.blogspot.com/ sat mrng nw 3 to 4bft 4bft aft sw 3bft seas 2.20 swell 1.20 frm sw sun mrng fjordland s 3bft noon w 4bft aft w 4bft seas 3.70 swell 2 mtr frm w Satellite Text Messages Received from Freya: 46.13 166.47 Green Islets "Guarantee you a safe harbour, […]

  Weather update from Karel Vissel: http://www.kayakweather.blogspot.com/ sat mrng nw 3 to 4bft 4bft aft sw 3bft seas 2.20 swell 1.20 frm swEarthquake News Report: Magnitude 5.9, Friday, November 30 2007 at 4:53 am (NZDT), 50 km north-west of Te Anau. Satellite Text Messages Received from Freya: My first earthquake at 4.55am! About force 6…it’s […]

I did another pool teaching session today! Jaqui and Tim Anderson with their son Pete, and Belinda and Stan Mulvany were joining me into the local Riverton Pool. Good I was able to do something useful on that windy, rainy day off! It looks like there will be decent weather the next three days!! What […]

I woke up pretty "stoned" this morning, my body told me I worked out hard yesterday! Forecast for today wasn’t too bad, but Thursday wil be a rest day again anyway. An I won’t have made it across Te Waewae Bay today anyway… :-(( I would have needed to land in Colac Bay for that […]

Weather update from Karel Vissel: http://www.kayakweather.blogspot.com/ Update by Freya 28.11.07: Meri and Ian Leask picked my at 5.30am, and we carried the kayak over from Bruce and Gloria’s house just across the road. Thanks for storing it in the backyard and garage! Oreti beach tues mrng w 4bft noon w 4bft aft w 4bft seas […]

    Weather update from Karel Vissel: http://www.kayakweather.blogspot.com/   Oreti beach tues mrng w 4bft noon w 4bft aft w 4bft seas 2.50 mtr frm sw Oreti beach wed mrng w 3bft non w 4bft aft w 4bft seas 2.40 to 2.20mtr frm sw Colac bay tues mrng w 4bft noon sw 4bft aft w […]

What to tell…I basically was sitting on the computer all Saturday updating the rest of the last paddling days, and put the new sent by Karitek skegbox in my kayak, plus some minor repairs on the boat. Sunday morning I got a lift to Invercargill again, and food-shopped for the next 3-4 weeks…I will stuff […]

Weather update from Karel Vissel: http://www.kayakweather.blogspot.com/ Friday: mrng w 4bft noon nw 4 to 5bft aft w 3bft 2.60mtr frm sw Saturday: mrng nw 4bft noon nw 5bft aft nw 4 to5bft seas 3mtr frm sw   Update by Freya 24.11.07: Not much going on today…I made myself at home in my little hut, slept […]

So far I updated the 13.-16th, some more updates will follow the next days when I have more time for internet! I am obviously landbound the next 3-4 days before heading out to Fjordland, not too unwelcome I must admit…although I’d rather be paddling when the weather would be ok! Thanks guys for all nice […]