Anyway, last of the thrill points posts! Kayaking in a lake the size of Singapore, I am not lying, Lake Taupo is that big! And it's really cold and the bottom is covered in sharp rocks and volcanic sand. The lake is a crater created by a volcanic eruption and over many years has filled with water. The rocks there are special because they float! The New Zealand Iron Man is held there once a year and they all wear wet suits when swimming. I was just wearing normal swimmers... Anyway, I digress!
So, we were staying at my Uncle's wife's family's holiday house in Hatepe. Little tiny place on the lake shore Hatepe is. After we got back from Rotorua we went down to the "beach". There were my cousins with an inflatable boat. My brother and I had a turn, discovered we didn't know how to paddle and almost hit the outboard motor of another boat. That was fun... Then Junior (cousin) and I got into the boat and her dad pulled us around until my brother boat crashed and our uncle pulled us all in.
Anyway, later we remember that there are kayaks at the house (Tui Glen, don't ask). SO, my brother and I convince people to let us take them to the lake. Before I continue with the story let's called my brother Wallaby because he needs a name.... Moving on! I hadn't been kayaking in a while when we started out, Wallaby was determined to capsize and capsize he did! In water that he could stand up in, I was holding his paddle. I spent a lot of time just paddling around, we went out to a barrel maker, I went around one of the sticky out bits and discovered more beach and I even had an almost nap in my kayak.Then I got it into my head that sitting on the very back would be fun, which it was, until I fell off! I was throwing rocks at my uncle though....
So all in all boating and swimming in Lake Taupo is cool, in both ways... It was so much fun and I think that next time I get the chance I am definitely going kayaking again, but avoiding blisters on my hands!
So, my kayak was obviously the yellow and green one, my life jacket and paddle matched, Wallaby's is the blue and white one, his life jacket and paddle matched. And yes, in the last inflatable boat picture I am squirting my uncle with a fluro water gun, even though we are in a lake...
Do I get points for matching life jacket, paddle and kayak?
Love Zara
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