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WHAT I LEARNT PADDLING AROUND RAKIURA

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.

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