Trust your intuition when facing a challenge such as big swells around Rakiura. Photo: Blake Hornblow

What I learnt paddling around Rakiura

March 2022

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In circumnavigating Rakiura by sea kayak, Blake Hornblow realised it’s not enough to just be in tune with weather and nature. You also need a purpose beyond the adventure.

Rakiura/Stewart Island is the land of glowing skies and dark blue water. It is a wild and unforgiving place with a coastline of golden sand and granite beaches, crashing surf and long stretches of weathered cliffs. In March 2021, two friends and I circumnavigated this wild island and learned a lot along the way.  Tune […]
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