$25 per night accommodation, unheard of in New Zealand. But for anyone on Canoe & Kayak courses in Taupo you can stay at Bradshaw’s Lodge for $25 including cereal for breakfast. They also have some cool looking apartments at the back that they look after on behalf of another company. These apartments are new and would be great for anyone over the age of 30 years who wants to avoid the noise from the younger crowd at the Lodge.
Canoe & Kayak in Taupo are a great outfit, they definitely put the brand back on the map as far as I am concerned after my dealings with the Wellington store.
The first day we spent the morning drowning ourselves in the hot pools upside down in white water boats. Then we took these boats to the river from the control bridge down to Reid’s Farm to learn further paddling and rescue techniques.
The next day and weekend were also spent in this section of the river, practising techniques and drowning ourselves.
Then we got to head to the Mokaha for our first taste of white water and rapids – it was fun, but freezing!
The third and final weekend was spent doing our assessment in the Mohaka for our swimming techniques and then in the Tongariro for some faster fuller rapids. Now that was a fun day!
Needless to say the three of us passed – Phew!
