Kayaking again

We purchased a pair of Hobie Outback kayaks in about October last year.  We when for a couple of spins in them and then the weather got too windy; I got a dose of Shingles; recreational boating was banned etc etc.  So we haven't used them for a while.

But we were feeling fairly frisky today, the temperature was excellent and the wind light.  So we hitched the trailer on to the Pajero and headed for an informal boat ramp near Bucklands.  Apart from an outbreak of incompetence in fitting the seats (they are removed for transport as they are highly aerodynamic at at $700 a pop one doesn't want to lose them) it was a hoot.  

We pedalled up the Narrows to the entrance to Captains Creek and returned.  Google Earth reckons it was about 6.6km return.

As you can see the weather was lovely.

There were quite a few fisherpersons around.  Some we recognised as locals,some were undoubtedly visitors.  They were by and large quite considerate in not generating huge wakes and the kayaks are reckoned to be very stable anyway.

This is just after the turn - marked with a red buoy and certainly deserving of same as the water was very shallow.  Definitely getting too shallow for the pedals.

For a change we both managed to beach our vessels without either of us falling in the water.