Kayaking 'round NZ

Merry Christmas from Moana Rua

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Dec 23, 2017 at 4:03pm PST

A pre-Christmas alpine kayak (above) and two kayaks around two Goat Islands, 1500km apart (below).

Knew I lugged this little yellow boat all the way from Maine for a reason... (photos: @edinzphoto)

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Oct 25, 2017 at 12:49pm PDT

It seems I can't go kayaking in New Zealand without kayaking around Goat Island. This particular Goat Island is in Port Chalmers, and like the last Goat Island I kayaked around, it has no goats. It does have black-backed gulls and white-fronted terns nesting on it.

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Dec 13, 2017 at 12:44am PST