Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Te Araroa 18/11/25

 Day 55 Hipango Park to Whanganui Top Ten Holiday Park (1393)

A late start to the day as the river is tidal from Hipango Park and there was no point in leaving before high water and battling the current.

Ready to go for the last days paddling 
It was nice to pack everything after it dried and we had a lovely gentle paddle down a very different river.
Gentle river 
Slow current, no rapids and a short day.
Tranquility 
There was a good café stop for a coffee, scone and a respite from the hard plastic seat.
An interesting climb up onto the jetty for coffee 

We soon arrived at the holiday park and unpacked the canoes and barrels leaving them to be collected by the hire company.

The final straight 

Finished with canoes
The forecast was for heavy rain in the late afternoon so I decided to stay at the holiday park with it's hot showers and heated swimming pool.

Bring a wimp I took a cabin with Owen which was only slightly more expensive than camping.
Walking back from the restaurant 
After a swim and a laundry session we all decided to go down the road to a restaurant for dinner.
Boat made for a film
An excellent meal, reasonably priced and it only rained when we were inside.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad to be back on land? Sarah

Roger B said...

Yes and no. Easier on the butt though