Another lovely day, a high tide of 1.9m and the CKC's first paddle of 2025.
L&I were running late and arrived at the bridge to find our fellow paddlers had their boats unloaded and nearly ready to embark. Consequently there was only time for a brief hello whilst L&I undertook the old farts version of haste to unload the boats and get onto the water.
Once launched the chat began in earnest; we hadn't seen each other for over a month and there was lots to catch up on.
We paddled down the river, serenaded by bellbirds and a family of kookaburras and turned off to explore the back lagoons, the 1.9m tide allowing us clearance to poke into the furthest reaches.
Close to the entrance we pulled in and it was decided that L would fly the drone whilst S&V crossed the lagoon for a swim before paddling back to join us for an early lunch.
We had the pleasure and frustration of many bird sightings as we paddled and sat. Multiple sightings of Sea Eagles, a Kite (frustrating because unable to tell which one), Ibis, Spoonbills, Seagulls, Terns, a Greater Egret, Pacific Herons, a pair of Pied Oyster Catchers and a heron (frustrating because it was the size and shape of a Striated Heron but was dark grey).
By the time we were ready to head back up the lagoon the tide was well and truly on the way out, however the breeze which had sprung up was, for once, in our favour and did much assist us as we paddled back against the outgoing tide.
Trip Notes:
High Tide at entrance 9.17am 1.9m
Launched at bridge about 9.10am
9.5kms
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