I headed out early yesterday, threw the Leopard on the Bluebird for the first time. Due to the overhang it needed to be tied down at both ends but it sat well enough and it is much easier to get the kayak on the roof of the Bluebird than the Patrol!

It was a beautiful cool morning, very early into the paddle I was feeling very tired and took a break (I have come to realise there is something physically wrong as my fitness does not seem to be improving despite all my efforts but more of that lat… Continue

I went out today with a mate from school days, Steve. A great day out, paddling from Andrews Reserve up the Manning River towards Wingham. It was a nice relaxed paddle today, with Steve borrowing Sarah's kayak and showing intial signs of becoming hooked on kayaking! After a brief shower of rain Steve commented how the water looked like mercury - I don't think I have paddled in conditions quite so glassy. We then shot up a creek opposite Andrews Reserve and then returned home. About 17km.… Continue

I thought I better up the ante a bit today and start doing some longer paddles, especially given the Hawkesbury Classic is coming up in October, followed quickly by the big one. So I checked out a few of the smaller creeks off the Manning River as well as paddling around Dumaresq Island. All up about 30km's and I was pretty tired. I defintiely need to be doing 30km's + on a regular basis.

I used sarah's new Razz Skee paddle with adjustable length and was very impressed. It provides me with much… Continue