Monday 23 July 2018 Cuttagee

We woke up this morning to the highest frost we seen here. With no breeze and a light mist caressing the water the lake was too seductive to ignore. Leaping out of bed we donned our paddling gear, made a coffee, loaded the boats and headed down to the water.

By the time we took to the water the mist had lifted and most of the frost had disappeared, only lingering in the shaded gullies.

The water level has dropped by 30cm or more since we last paddled Cuttagee. However the bigger difference was that the water was crystal clear.

Lots of bird life encountered in Little Cuttagee

Young Sea Eagle?  No - it's a Whistling Kite

Pelicans and swans in the straight.  The die back of the melaleuca more apparent.

Rounding cormorant corner

Heaps of swans, pelicans and cormorants in Woolly Butts Bay

Dramatic dieback on the island at the start of the river

Heading up the Clearwater backwater

Retracing our tracks

More bird life on the main lake

A lovely little paddle
2 1/4 hours.