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| Readers of the Summer 2008 magazine may recall a rafting Desolation Canyon (Utah, USA) article by Wil Hansen of Whitewater Rafting Camping Guide USA. Some more photos by canoeists touring the Green River are here. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Freya Hoffmeister is paddling an Epic 18 expedition sea kayak around Australia, She started in Victoria. Gute Reise! (have a safe journey). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Andrew Hughes started his round Australia bicycle journey on March 10. The 8 month trip includes a Bass Strait crossing by sea kayak, 8 states and territories, and 8 mountain peaks (8in8in8). Currently, Andrew is on the way to Mt Meharry WA. Started in Tas, crossed Bass Strait by sea kayak, then Mt Bogong, Victoria, Mt Kosciuszko, NSW, (2,228 metres) ACT 's Bimberi Peak, and Mt. Bartle Frere in Qld. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| recent reports confirm the presence of salt water crocodiles in the Hervey Bay region, with sightings at Deep Creek on the Western Fraser Coast of a 3.5 to 4.0 metres crocodile, and other regular sightings in the mouth of the Mary River region (River Heads etc.) .... take care sea kayakers. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 May 2008. Mark writes: Wivenhoe to Twin bridges - a small tree has fallen across the entire river about 20cm above the waterline at the "log jam" area a few kms south of Wivenhoe. Boats need to be passed over it. (remember you can portage around the log jam …. see Guidebook section notes. Editor) photo below refers. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reminder: Canoeists who have an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Rescue Beacon) need to be aware that the 121.5 MHz beacon ceases to be operational on 1 February 2009. Only the 406MHz beacons will work. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Combie Trader II ferry service between Scarborough and Bulwer, Moreton Island has ceased. Micat runs a ferry to Bulwer from its Port of Brisbane Terminal two days a week. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 August 2008 ... the Guidebook entry for Somerset Dam refers to the Kirksleigh camping area, which is now Lake Somerset Holiday Park. Following last summer's rain, and a top up this year, the lake level is now over 87% full. The grassed over areas below the boat ramps, seen in photographs in the Guidebook entry, are now underwater. Looks great for a visit. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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19 August 2008 ... an email from Mark on Mary River conditions. "Thought I’d let you know a friend and I recently ran the Mary River from Kenilworth to Traveston on the 10th- 12th of August. The depth when we started at Kenilworth (according to BOM) was 0.33 and was about as low as it could be to successfully run the entire river, even then there were some extremely shallow areas. There were a few sections where tree’s had fallen (quite recently) across the river, however the longest portage was about 50 metres and always on very easy flat ground. The hardest one to get through was a very large tree that had fallen across the entire river where there were quite steep sides (3 to 4 metres each side, no portage possible.) We were able to push through / under the tree which only took a couple of minutes of careful manoeuvering." Hope this info is helpful – some pics are available at http://picasaweb.google.com/markrhodes/maryrivertrip |
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| The 2008 Rah Island Canoe Race (Vanuatu) was held 20 September 2008. This event is in its second year. Follow this link to the race poster, 2008 Calendar, and tours from Vanuatu Custom Travel. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mary River levels may be checked at the Bureau of Metereology River Height Bulletin for the Mary River on their internet pages. (rec. min. level .35 Kenilworth) |
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Upper Clarence River levels may be checked at the Bureau of Metereology River Height Bulletin for the Clarence River on their internet pages |
Information courtesy Clarence River Wilderness Lodge ( http://www.clarenceriver.com/ ) |
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| Paddy's Flat to Hootons (min. river level .65 Tabulam) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brisbane and Mary River conditions. Email me if you have recently paddled any section. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Update: Blue Green Algae level in Clarrie Hall Dam, Doon Doon Creek, via Uki; and access: |
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| Hamon Cove (launch point north-west Wivenhoe Dam) still had locked gate 7 Feb 2008 ... closed due to low water. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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