by Leigh Redding | Mar 22, 2020 | Backyard to Sea, Current
The Yea river joins the Goulburn river at Ghin Ghin bridge and it was from this point I swapped my small kayak, for a canoe, and not just any canoe. ‘Plunger’ as it is named, is a 80’s style white water, fiberglass canoe that my dad acquired from a university’s...
by Leigh Redding | Mar 21, 2020 | Backyard to Sea, Current
I left my backyard Thursday morning on a small sit-on-top kayak, and it was a good choice swapping out my large fiberglass canoe for a more maneuverable craft to navigate the Yea river. For the following six hours there wasn’t a section longer than 10 minutes that...
by Leigh Redding | Mar 18, 2020 | Backyard to Sea, Current
With my paddle journey looming I continue to sort through my belongings and pack the essential items, I also pack the non essentials that I don’t want to leave without; instruments, crafts, and toys fill the little remaining space I have in my boat. Having...
by Leigh Redding | Mar 13, 2020 | Backyard to Sea, Current
The Yea River, as a small mountain stream high in the Toolangi forest. This is the very water I will follow to the ocean! The mountain ash trees grow tall, reaching towards the sky forming a vast forest canopy and the dense community of tree ferns blossom out of the...
by admin | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Cradle Mountain and Dove lake. A glacial landscape and upper mountain catchment. The waves surround the island, often reaching every cove and bay, the swells that have grown over thousands of kilometres on a journey two thirds around the earth, whipping up from...
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