Sg Maribyrnong, Melbourne

Sunday, 22nd October 2006

Finally, I had the kayak, the brackets, the roof rack, a river, a beautiful sunny day and a willing paddling partner, Michelle, my niece. So no more excuses for not launching the kayak.

But the kayak was heavier than I thought and the 4WD was a lot higher than I thought! Also found the bracket bolts were too short and had to be replaced. So it took us almost a hour to get the kayak strapped securely onto the roof rack!

It was a beautiful sunny day, mid 20 degrees C. The park where we launched was relatively quiet. There were families picnicking and fishing on the river bank. We were the only ones paddling.

My nephew, Edwin, and his wife, Thu, also joined us for a paddle.

We came across a boat taking some tourists on a cruise upstream.

Yes, it was a sunny day ...