Friday 1 February 2019 Clyde River: Nelligen to Bateman's Bay

The plan for today was to ride the outgoing tide downstream from Nelligen. Departure time was 6.00am this morning. We arrived at Nelligen in good time and the others arrived shortly after having stopped to leave a car at Bateman's Bay on the way.
By 8.15am we were boarding our boats

and heading off down river

 Coming to our first bend

Old and failed bank retaining efforts

L checking out a campsite on the far side of the river

At 9.10am we spotted this little beach and pulled in for a leg stretch

Heading off again at 9.22am

Paddling off after a loo stop at the campground opposite the mouth of the Buckenbowra River

Stopped for morning tea at 10.35, ignoring the sign

Departing our lunch spot at 11.23am

(Euw yuk, I just felt something crawling across my forehead and brushed it off and an adult paralysis tick landed on my mouse pad :( :(  )

On the last leg down between some oyster beds and lots of oyster sheds

Sorting the days harvest in progress

The traffic is stopped as the centre span is raised for the tour boat

Islands in the distance at the mouth of the Clyde

By 11.55am our paddle was over

A pelican makes a stately progress upstream while we wait for the car shufflers to return

After loading the boats we decided to head to the Pickled Octopus at Tuross Heads for a Thai lunch.
We got there about 1.30pm  and today our experience was not so good. Unlike our last visit we were not made very welcome and it was made clear that they had been hoping to close early.  When it came to coffee the waitress informed us she couldn't work the machine!

So a further stop was needed for a coffee (and icecream for some) at Bodalla.
And lastly the after affects of an early rise, a 3 and 3/4 hour paddle, and a big lunch and an even bigger icecream!

And a late addition; R's video which makes my photos redundant

Trip Notes:
High Tide at Nelligen: 7.45am 1.62m
Good tidal assist for the last third of the paddle
Put In: Nelligen Boat Ramp
Take Out: South Boat Ramp, Clyde Street, Bateman's Bay (soon to be closed due to new bridge build)
13kms
3 3/4hours