With rain forecast for most of next week, L and I decided to take advantage of the last sunny day for awhile and go for a quick paddle on Cuttagee. We left home just after 10.00am and after a stop for a natter with the neighbours we arrived down at lake and launched around 10.50am.
Surprisingly, to me at any rate, the water was quite warm and as you will see in the video, there has been a marked increase in the growth of bright yellow and lime coloured algae over the last month.
Whilst relaxing on our favourite little pebble beach up the creek we suddenly heard, from further upstream, slap, slap, slap on the water. A short time later a swan appeared flying slowly and majestically downstream, passing us at head height. It was a magical moment and of course so entrancing that no thought to was given to the gopro until the bird was long gone.
Eventually we poddled our way back down the creek and back up the lake, stopping to talk to a chap who was taking his wooden ocean rowing boat for an outing. L had another try with his sail after which we poddled the remaining distance to our launch site, reaching it at 2.40pm.
There was one last surprise and pleasure remaining. Driving home the neighbours we had nattered to in the morning waved us down and invitied us in for arvo tea AND hot from the oven pumpkin scones. Delightful and delish; by the end of our outing we were replete and happy kayakers.
Trip notes:
See previous Cuttagee entries.
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