Sunday 7 July 2019: Bermagui River

With drizzle on Saturday and drizzle on Monday, Bermagui pulled out the stops, and on Sunday the sun shone down. Perfect to take KT&G (who were staying for a couple of nights on their way home from a jaunt to Noosa) for a paddle and show them the delight of the Bermi River.

We met up with G&R, who were kindly lending Ady to KT (she being used to a rudder) and unloaded the boats and got ourselves ready.

With adjustments to Ady and Dany made

we were ready to start and were all on the water by 11.15am - only 15mins behind schedule :)

The water was lovely and clear, a bit of a change from the canals of England!

Heading up toward the bridge

Only being a low high tide (1.1m), once we were under the bridge and around the first bend the water was fairly shallow - all the better for spotting large stingrays.

 Greater Egrets leaving one of their favourite roosts

Royal Spoonbill

The water stayed remarkably clear all the way up the river

Young sea eagle that circled over us and obligingly landed in a nearby tree so KT could take this photo

Fish spotting up near the 5th bend. Lots and lots of fish

We whiled away many minutes watching them

 Having set off again we have only one more bend to go

With the incoming tide it was a delightfully cruisey paddle

KT doing a great job in Ady, normally she peddles and paddles

KT coming in for lunch at 12.35pm

With what looks like a permanent camp set up on our normal spot and another a bit further along we restricted ourselves to the little beach

We ate and yacked and yarned and did some stick watching (a very pleasurable passtime according to the blokes!) until the tide turned. With G (of KT&G) opting to try out the delta, I got him adjusted and off  he went.

And after a bit more adjusting for the other G this time, and then some for myself

we were back on the water at 1.40pm going past the 'permanent' camp.

Oh Dany boy, Oh Dany boy, how comfy is thy seat?

Well, I'll tell you. Old and worn as it is, it is bliss.
I'm going to have to do something about the seat in the Delta - V and I need to put our heads together on this one.

The boys, in their speed machines, took off for home whilst R stayed back with the sit-ons as we chatted and poddled our way back home on the outgoing tide.

We finished our paddle at 3.00pm under a mostly cloudy sky. It was soooo good to be back in a kayak :) :)

Trip Notes:
Put In/Take Out: Slipway Beach
High Tide: Bermi Bridge 1.04pm 1.1m
10.6kms
3hrs 45mins