A friend from the lodge and I hired a kayak for an hour, we decided to do a lap round Herrison Island on the Swan River– the same Island with the tame Kangaroo’s on.
We were getting along quite nicely despite it... being a bit choppy and getting a bit wet, but then as we turned round the city facing side of the Island the winds and currents combined making it really tough going and despite our best efforts realized we weren’t going to avoid crashing into the rocks on the edge of the Island. We tried paddling off the rocks but decided we were better off carrying the kayak ashore.
Fortunately the kayak wasn’t damaged at all and after emptying it of water were able to walk it a little around the island and relaunch back into the river where the currents weren’t so bad and paddle back to base!
On the bright side of things if we really had got shipwrecked the Island does have free to use gas fired bbq’s and remember what lives on the Island….
In the evening found one of Perth’s best value meals, Steak Tuesdays at Harrys Bar in Northbridge, a delicious beef steak with peppercorn sauce, chips and salad for only $12 it was top quality steak too and as an added bonus the bar had a top quality beer selection as well! (NOTE TO MYSELF - I really must stop talking about beer in my blog posts anyone would think I like a pint or two!) But it was much needed and well earned tonight after the kayaking!
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