G'Day, If any of you are ever in Sydney, Dennis Maina and I paddle from a place called the Spit about 10km by kayak from the harbour bridge and the opera house. We've got a spare double, a Klepper and possibly a SOT, plus there is a kayak shop 100 meters away and a good variety of paddling around the harbour varying from quiet beaches to tranquil bushland to cosmopolitan to "Cup o'Tea" conditions near cliffs, depending on what you enjoy. Not much wild life but you have a very good chance to see a fairy penguin (they are tiny), possibly a sea eagle or two and if you are extremely lucky a dolphin or a small shark. I've never seen a whale in the harbour but once in two or three years they might visit. Power boaters here are well behaved. Jet skiers got banned for being bad. There are hot showers, a licensed restaurant and hamburger joints at the put in and coffee/tea shops on many beaches. Ya gotta be tough to paddle in Sydney!! Dennis reminded me to mention that conditions are quite warm here so dry suits are not needed. On the other hand waterproof sun cream and hat protection, even in winter, are as mandatory as a dry suit would be in Alaska!! We'ld be delighted to arrange transport and show you around! All the best, PeterO and Dennis (Sydney Australia) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 11 2002 - 10:07:33 PDT
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