Bits and pieces.........

Something I forgot to add to our September/October post was our day out Kayaking. It was supposed to be kayaking with dolphins but unfortunately, for us, they decided not to show. That was however, until we were driving over the port river on the way home and happened to see them from the bridge.


Our kayaking trip was with Adventure Kayaking SA at the Adelaide dolphin sanctuary.
The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary is known as a "wetland of national significance" and perhaps one of Adelaide's "secret spots", an area of incredible beauty and ecological importance. The mangrove forests and sheltered creeks are home to a fascinating array of marine life, birds and the Port River Dolphins.The Ship's Graveyard is a unique feature of the area with over 20 ship wrecks, two of which we where able to see.

There was approx 15 of us in the group and thankfully most of us had a reasonable standard at kayaking. At one point, Wolfie and I did manage to get stuck behind the only couple in the group, who's sense of co-ordination and direction was little to be desired....

After a short practice and a few curt words (apparently they call the 2 person kayak the "divorce" kayak, I can't think why?) and a few splashes, we managed to negotiate "our" technique.

The first part of our kayak tour was through the Mangroves, something I had never seen before, that I found utterly fascinating. Mangroves are amazing trees that have managed to adapt to growing in the inhospitable tidal zone between the land and the sea. 

They provide a range of important ecosystem services, including coastal stabilisation, primary production and provision of nursery habitat for marine fish.

Our group.

Inside the Mangroves.

Mangroves are recognised by their pencil-like breathing roots that arise from the tree's radially spreading roots. 

Okay so I will stop going on about the Mangroves......I just found them utterly fascinating...

Rest break.

Sunbeam.

The three masted barque Sunbeam was built at Kircaldy, Scotland in 1857. The Sunbeam was abandoned in the graveyard circa 10 October 1910 – the first iron vessel to be placed there.