Off into the sunset …

And the sun comes out properly for the final stretch

There was enough time between waking up and breakfast to pop down to the water’s edge and catch sight of a small flotilla of swans floating down Melaleuca Inlet. The light was quite gloomy and so this photo was shot at ISO1600 for 1/5 second, which explains […]

Back to Forest Lagoon and exploring Loaparte Cove

The miscellaneous weather — with shower fronts racing across us throughout the day, patches of sunshine and fairly strong but manageable winds — continued for Day 6. Fortunately the winds were westerly, which made our trip east along Bathurst Narrows quite easy. There were stretches where it seemed more […]

Manwoneer Inlet and Farrell Point

Our afternoon journey took us further north into Manwoneer Inlet, which is a haven for black swans. There must have been between 100 and 200 of them, floating along the edges of the lagoon, although they took umbrage at our arrival and launched themselves in rather noisy fashion to find a less […]

Temporary favourable winds and a sad story

With the final days of our trip upon us it was time to start heading eastward again so that we would be back at Melaleuca on the right day to catch our flight. So, we farewelled our campsite at Bramble Cove (a lovely spot), and headed out, originally intending to […]

Beach wanderings and a sea cave

After bringing our kayaks ashore onto Wallaby Beach there was time to wander its 1km length and get a sense of this remote place.

The tortured west coast rocks formed fascinating outcrops jutting out across the sand.

Part of the way along the beach there is a big old Huon pine tree stump […]

Going to Wallaby Bay is a swell idea

There were some drizzly showers overnight and during the day, but the wind was largely absent, which was good. After breakfast I had a little time to balance precariously on a ledge to take this drippy photo.

It was then time to warm up ready for the day’s kayaking. Things […]

Forest Lagoon to Bramble Cove: Getting to Bramble Cove

After lunch — and a conversation with a group of paddlers making the challenging journey right around the coast from Strahan to Cockle Creek — we continued our journey westward, this time hugging the southern shore of Bathurst Channel to protect ourselves from the wind which was picking […]

Forest Lagoon to Bramble Cove: The morning leg to Balmoral Beach

We woke on day 3 to improved weather conditions, with blue skies and calmer conditions producing lovely reflections of Mt Rugby in Forest Lagoon. 

Our plan was to take advantage of the good conditions and head out towards Port Davey, and so our first tasks for […]

Clayton’s Corner, Mount Beattie, and a westward wander

The weather today was largely true to its forecast, with wind and frequent showers giving us a further taste of typical conditions for the area. Moving the kayaks back down onto the beach ready for launching revealed early occurrences of our group’s surprising teamwork and equally surprising inability to […]