Christchurch

Well I've been in Christchurch for a couple of days now. The weather has been awful. A major storm had hit the NZ. The ferrys that cross Cook Straits have been stopped as the swell has exceeded 30 ft. he last ferry to make the crossing just limped in with banged up passenger, wrecked cars and a few railway cars for good measure.

I have been unable to find a boat and this combined with the weather has been causing me to feel depressed. On the bright side I did get to hook up with Alex (Sandy) Ferguson. He and his partner Waveny are a complete hoot! Sandy is a even more ADD than I am if you can believe that! He is also a master tinkerer, and loves to make all sorts of gagets for his boats. In fact he has built all his own boats. Wooden boat's of a design that may not have originally been his but after all the tweaking and modification he has made his own. He and Waveny have been so kind and opened there home to me. Not that I'm any thing special. They seem to be the center of a whole traveling kayaking world. He seems to know simply everyone. They have paddled and or traveled is more places than I could imagine and they are just really fun to be around. I've parked Homey in the driveway and although they have offered me my own room I've been sleeping in the van. It really become my own little space and gives me a sense of home. Sandy has given me a bunch of ideas for my presentation for Coastbusters. As the weather is to bad to paddle I hope to get it in shape today. If the weather breaks I hope that I can get a chance to paddle with Sandy and Waveney and some of their friends. It would be a real shame to not get the opportunity to go out with them.