The Yarra River had been flowing from it’s source in the Yarra ranges through Victoria and out into the ocean for a long time before Melbourne grew up around its final stretches. Now it winds it’s way through the Eastern and Inner suburbs under roads and railway lines, flowing out though the docks into Port …
Making the most of Australia Day falling on a Thursday, we stretched the break into a four-day weekend and took the kayak down to Port Welshpool on Wednesday night. Early Thursday morning at the boat ramp we packed in four days of food and enough water that we could camp away from fresh-water sources if …
A weekend of kayaking and camping at Wilson’s Promontory. The scars of destruction from the March 2011 floods are still major features of the landscape. We paddled out from Norman Bay on Saturday and from Duck Point (across Corner Inlet) on (a much windier) Sunday. Kayak handled the waves beautifully.
It seemed like forever since our last dive. A winter of snowplay and a spring of climbing had somehow almost erased the memory how wonderfully relaxing floating underwater looking at fish can be. We had a nice, leisurely dive at Flinders on Saturday. We only had half a tank of air left from last season, …
This weekend is turning into tradition: For the fourth year running (and fifth in the last seven) the weekend of Ross’s birthday as been a kayaking trip. It feels like spring has arrived. The snow is over for another year and we move on to play on the water and the rocks … This year …
Way back in February 2006 I visited Loch Ard Gorge for the first time. The water was calm and clear. Ridiculously calm and clear. I departed from the Great Ocean Road with two plans forming in my mind. First, to get a kayak that would be easy to carry down the steep coastal paths and …
In 2007, Andrew McAuley set out on a 1,600 kilometre solo adventure to cross the Tasman Sea by kayak. His journey across infamously treacherous seas was outside of the range of helicopter rescue for all but the first and last 200km. After a month at sea, in which he survived incredible storms, 60 knot winds …
Last week we took a short trip to western Victoria. Our departure was a little delayed because of the fire-ban/high-wind warnings for Tuesday, but we still managed a few days climbing at the Arapiles, a visit to Naracoorte Caves, a short paddle on the Lower Glenelg and a visit to Nelson. Naracoorte Caves National Park …
For the past two years we have taken kayaking trips for Ross’s birthday – partly as it is the first time that weather is good for it and partly as a kind of commemoration of the first of his birthdays that we spent together paddling around Vancouver back in 2003. This year we took an …
This long weekend (Anzac weekend) we had planned a three day, two night kayaking trip with our friends, Rod and Vanessa. The original plan was to leave Melbourne Thursday night, after fixing two (hired) double sea kayaks on the roof of Rod’s car, drive to Port Welshpool and make an early morning crossing (catching the …