Hairy Knickers, Kangaroo Valley Canoeing Trip Report.
It was a bright sunny morning when we met at Kangaroo Valley Safaris to pack all of our possessions into water-tight barrels before being bussed to the top of Tallowa Dam to head off on out Canoeing and Camping Adventure (Hairy Knickers) .
The deep gorge had great scenery and the many tree-lined flats along way were great stops for lunch and camping over night. We had a campsite planned about 12-15 km from our starting point. With the bright and sunny start, we got going well at a good pace.
After the lunch stop the heavens opened and the macs and kagools came out. The next hour or so was heads down and canoe. The rain didn’t last long enough to stop us enjoying the trip.
As it was clearing up we reached our camping ground. We quickly got our tents up and then a couple of tarpaulins were put up for us all to sit under..
With camp sorted the next essential thing to do was collect fire wood .. (Hairy Knickers rules says it is allowed to say “we have enough wood now” followed later by “do you think the fire is high enough now?”
Taken by Duncan Moutrie on 01 March 2013
We all chilled out for a while, some went for a swim in the river before dinner.
Dinner was prepared by Gary; a fantastic 3 course meal. Roast Chicken, pork and lamb spits, with roasted pumpkin.
Sunday morning started with a hearty breakfast, thanks to Tomoko and Ben. W packed up and headed back towards our pickup point. A steady canoe back and the sun came out we stopped for lunch at a nice place along the way back.
No one fell in, no equipment floated away.
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