River running in the North Island

14 December 2011

Havent been out river kayaking for awhile so did a road trip with a old kayaking mate and his friend from overseas to our favourite spots. Got out on Excess 10 on the Tongaririo river, Full James on the Waikato and Kaituna in Rotorua. Awesome few days playing on the water, sitting in hot pools an chilling out.


We enjoyed a few runs down Okere falls. Doug was so nervous being his first time down he was blowing chunks on the bottom of the waterfall :)


Seal launch at the get in


The whare where the old power station used to be



We drove past Rainbow Mountain and have always wanted to do it so made the plung and did


A big hot boiling geothermal lake at the start of the walk


Nice tramp with smoking ground everywhere and rainbow coloured rock


Great views from the summit and some nice native bush


Stopped in Tauranga for a quick walk up the mount

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