Tim the kayaker is in Sunday Cove, Breaksea Sound, having paddled up the Acheron passage from Dusky Sound yesterday.

He was five days in Dusky Sound waiting for a weather window where wind and or sea would allow an escape northwards.

Tim Taylor.

He's taken shelter at another commercial fisherman's floating facility where he is expected to remain for the next few days while the latest Tasman storm blows through.

The former fishing boat has accommodation and a helipad, and according to Environment Southland harbourmaster, Kevin O'Sullivan, it is a safe place to ride out the weather.

The marine forecast for sea area Puysegur is for screaming 50knot (100kmh) westerly winds. Friday morning, the wind eases to a relatively quiet 30knots before rising to 40 knots Friday evening with a rough sea.

The weekend is only slightly less daunting with south-westerlies of 30 knots on Saturday, easing to 20 knots Sunday, but with a rough sea.

Satellite phone coverage in the sound is patchy.

Tim's last update on his website was made from Anchor Island in Dusky Sound:

'I've come across a DOC camp with a Kakapo team, and they happened to have internet, yay! So you will have noticed that my paddling has been real sporadic lately and while I don't have time to describe it all I'm just going to say that its been hard, damn hard. The weather down these ways is nothing short of extreme and even getting into Dusky Sound yesterday I had to paddle in 4m swells. While I'm slowly going crazy because of sandflies and loneliness, you should all know that I'm still in the game and I'm going to keep going for as long as the body lets me. A massive thanks to all those who have supported me this far, I couldn't have done it without you.
'Just a quick message to all the people affected by the Canterbury earthquake. I know that there is nothing that I can say or do to help you from here but my thoughts are with you all. I still consider Christchurch to be my second home so I was deeply worried when I heard the news. To all my family, friends and sponsors who live in the area, I'm thinking of you all and I can only hope that you have escaped the damage. If there is anything that my family and support crew can do to help please don't hesitate to contact us.”
Paddle Hard Everyone.

Tim paddled out of Tauranga on November 27 on the mission of becoming the first person to kayak round New Zealand in a single voyage.