Jamming a paddle in between the chill of the morning and the forecast wind rise in the early afternoon we met down at the lake at 10 to 10 to find the water level had risen another few inches. L didn't join us as the insurance contractor was scheduled to arrive to rectify some of the shoddy repair work on the shed.
Far from being overcast as was forecast it was gloriously sunny and having decided upon an edge paddle we set off about 10.10
There was lots of bird life today. A pair of large birds of prey, smaller than Sea Eagles, circled low overhead. Indeed one of them accompanied us on most of the trip. We saw Pelicans, and sadly a dead one, Swans, Herons, ducks, Grebe, Cormorants and far off, the resident Sea Eagles.
I think it was the middle of March that R was last able to join us so there was a lot of catching up to do as we paddled along.
As we stopped for lunch at 12.00 the cold breeze that had sprung up vanished and we basked in the sun as we prattled on and partook of lunch. And hour later, just as we took to the water the cold breeze swept back in and now head on. V had called for lunch at just the right time and had picked the perfect spot.
Hugging the shoreline we were mainly sheltered from the breeze and enjoyed the return paddle just as much as the outward journey and ended our outing at 1.40pm.
Only a short record of our outing - too much talking and bird watching
Lake closed
9.75kms
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