westport

this town has been critically acclaimed as the most despiriting town on the west coast. luckily, we didn't cross all those moutains for the town of wesport. we came for the buller gorge, or more specifically, the 16km buller river that snakes its way through it. our first adrenaline fix was an easy one - ripping down the river while avoiding the rocks on a 2 hour jetboat ride. i was charlie alnutt to lydia's rose sayer. she was happy to be kate hepburn. the twin engine craft was amazingly responsive, accelerating into the rocks to swerve at the last minute. you barely shifted in your seat, and instead had a sensation of gliding over the water than powering through it. by the end we were soaked from the spray and waves. the autumn water and wind turning us into a shaking blue mass.

1 neil - death 0

can you build a torpedo? well do so mr. alnutt.