Monday 11 March, 2024
Photos courtesy of Rodney and Max. Paddle report courtesy of Max.
The promise of a hot day turned out to be reasonably mild with the advent of some cloud cover as 5 paddlers headed off to the mangroves of Pelican Inlet on the Clyde River.
A foray into the thicket of the mangroves proved to be a bit of a challenge for some of the longer kayaks, while we noticed that Ian had cleverly commandeered his wife’s shorter “Riot” kayak especially for the event. Raising the rudders on the kayaks for easier navigation amongst the mangroves was a good move, and while paddling itself was a bit restricted, positioning your paddle forward in the water at 11 o’clock port side or 1 o’clock starboard proved to be a much better asset in quickly correcting the steering of the kayak through the course.
Further up the inlet we discovered a suitable spot for morning tea, where we embarked on a comprehensive discussion on solving the current problems of the world. After negotiating a few more mangroves we returned through the Oyster Providore wharves lining the river between Budd Island and the river banks, and across to Korners Park on the north side of the bridge for lunch before heading off home.
A lovely paddle had by all.