Saturday 11 February 2023 Cuttagee: Exploring new highwater routes

 To recap:  This was the Cuttagee entrance about 4.00pm on Friday afternoon after we received 155ml (6") of rain in a little over 24 hours starting Wednesday evening. 

With the lake still closed on Saturday morning and the day being sunny with hardly any breeze L&I decided it was an opportunity too good to miss and headed to the lake for a paddle.

Aiming for one of our usual launch sites on a friends place we drove by their crossing and as it was underwater decided to launch there. We took to the very murky water just before 10.00am. 

Swans flying over Aafke's Lagoon

Old shells littered the ground where we had morning tea. Is this an old midden?

Sea Eagle preening then

doing a Julie Bishop and like Julie easily winning the staring contest.

Our excellent adventure ended at 1.40pm just as it was starting to get uncomfortably hot and humid.

Unknown to us Cuttagee started to open some time before 11.0am and this is what is was like shortly after we ended our paddle.  We were so pleased that we had made the effort, who knows when she will close and fill up again.

8.00kms