Monday 16 January 2023 Wallaga Lake

Whilst not a perfect day for a paddle, these days it seems we have to grab every chance we can as good paddling days are few and far between as you can see by the rest of this weeks forecast which is typical of the weather we have been having for the past couple of months.

With high tide being at 3.49pm and at a paltry 1.3metres we decided to meet at Wallaga Lake which still has plenty of nooks and crannies to explore at low water levels. 

Our view out of the kitchen window this morning as we made our lunch and got ready to go. In ascending order is the kid (who can still squeeze into the pouch when startled), mum and father of the future offspring.

Although it looks like winter it was quite humid and we were grateful for the breeze that spang up.

After a brief confab about where to go, we set off a 8.40am having decided to circumnavigate Dignams Creek Bay. Having paddled into a head breeze it was nice to turn into the bay however we were disappointed to discover the seals were no longer in residence.

We mooched along the shoreline listening to the birds and cicadas and watching fish swim by. At 10.05am we pulled into the bottom of Green Bay Trail for morning tea. Our idyll only briefly interrupted by a jet ski pulling a waterskier.

At 10.50 we resumed our circumnavigation.

Enjoying the sheltered water of the northern arm of Green Bay

There were plenty of fish jumping but just as the action started, wouldn't you know it, the GoPro battery ran out!

And then when we replaced the battery we inadvertently changed the settings and turned off horizon levelling and the rest of the days footage is motion sickness making - horrible. The only usable footage was those times I stopped paddling and glided. Which weren't many as the wind changed direction and increased in strength as we stopped for lunch and for most of the time we paddled into the wind.

We ran aground before the entrance of the creek so back tracked  60 metres or so to where we could cross to the other side and paddle down to the lagoon at the northern side of the creek entrance. Halfway around our exploration of the lagoon S & L started making noises about lunch and lucky for them at 12.25pm at the south western end of the lagoon was this ideal little pull out - a flat grassy area shaded by an overhanging tree - perfect for a long lazy lunch. 

 

Setting off again an hour later we headed across the mouth of the lagoon.

We hugged the northern shore until opposite Snapper Point where we crossed over and rested on the sheltered water behind the point for 5 mins before rounding the point to paddle doggedly into a head breeze back to our put in point, reaching it at 2.45pm.

Feeling quite tired and a bit cooked we stopped in Bermi for a delicious and refreshing gelatii which pepped us up no end.

Here is the GoPro footage:

Trip Notes:

Put In/Take Out: End of Fairhaven Point Way

15.2kms

6hrs 5mins