2400 kilomteres and 94 days later Babs (Barbro Lindman) returned to Picton after having kept the South Island of New Zealand on her right hand side. Motivation for the expedition was to photograph the coastlines wildlife, landscape and people from a different angle.

This makes her one of a few who have completed this feat, which is not only physically demanding but incredibly stressful when faced with large swell and strong winds from the southern ocean with no immediate support other than herself.

Along her way Babs experienced bad weather including a four nights confinement in her small tent while strong winds, heavy seas made it impossible to come around into port Jackson from Barns Bay on the northern end of Fiordland. Even when she did get out she was attacked by the famous west coast sandflies! On several occasions surf landings were rough with damage to paddles and equipment including her kayak.

The positive experiences did make up for these, including the pods of dolphins that gave her company and all the people along her way that helped her. Often taking her in for the night or passing some crayfish from their boat for dinner.

The next weeks Babs will remain in the South Island, heal her blistered infected hands, try to recover some of the 10 kilograms lost in weight, before travelling by car catching up and thanking many of the people that she meet along her voyage. After giving a talk at the K.A.S.K. ( kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers) symposium the 25-27 of April at Ohope Beach, Babs will return home to Sweden for a summer of paddling.

You can follow Babrbro´s expedition on www.barbrolindman.com or her blog directly on http://barbrolindman.blogspot.com

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