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08-2012 Peel Island (An Ekka tradition)
08-2012 Moreton Island
07-2012 Rocky Point
06-2012 Blakesleys
06-2012 The Bedroom
05-2012 Breakfast on Karragarra
05-2012 St Helena
05-2012 Perigee Bedroom
02-2012 Queen Mary II
02-2012 Mud Island
11-2011 St Helena
11-2011 Shorncliffe to Redcliffe
10-2011 Weinam Ck to Dunwich
10-2011 Peel Island
10-2011 Breakfast on Karragarra
10-2011 St Helena and Green Island
09-2011 Wivenhoe Dam
08-2011 Fraser Island
08-2011 Canaipa Passage
08-2011 Karragarra
08-2011 Stradbroke Island
07-2011 St Helena
07-2011 So long, and thanks for all the fish.
05-2011 Green Island
05-2011 Wivenhoe Dam
04-2011 Upper Noosa River Weekend
04-2011 Easter at Woodgate
04-2011 Mud Island
04-2011 Karragarra for Breakfast
02-2011 Bongaree
02-2011 St Helena
01-2011 Weinam Ck to Blakesleys
10-2010 Moore to Blackbutt Rail Trail
10-2010 Whitsundays
09-2010 Mud Island
09-2010 Redcliffe
09-2010 Girraween
08-2010 Upper Noosa River
08-2010 Potts Point
08-2010 Peel Island
08-2010 Gateway to City Bike Ride
08-2010 Mud Island
07-2010 Blakesleys Afternoon Paddle
07-2010 Kedron Brook to Scaborough (and return)
04-2010 Colmslie Beach
04-2010 Brighton Park
01-2010 Nundah Creek
01-2010 Blakesleys
01-2010 Upper Noosa River (with a difference)
01-2010 New Year Paddle
12-2009 Potts Point
08-2009 Raby Bay to Peel Island
08-2009 Wynnum Creek to King Island
07-2009 Sandgate to Redcliffe
05-2009 St Helena
04-2009 Wellington Point to Peel
04-2009 Breakfast on Karragarra
03-2009 King Island
03-2009 Mission Point
03-2009 Mud Island
01-2009 Morning Tea at The Pin
01-2009 Circumnavigate Macleay Island
01-2009 New Year Recovery Paddle
12-2008 Caniapa
12-2008 Pine Rivers
11-2008 Coochie Night Paddle
10-2008 Breakfast at Karragarra
10-2008 Girraween
10-2008 Coomera Falls Circuit
09-2008 Hinchinbrook Island
09-2008 Manly Harbour Festival
09-2008 Linville to Blackbutt Rail Trail
08-2008 Weekend at Blakesleys
08-2008 Old Woman Island
08-2008 Circumnavigate Macleay Island
07-2008 Upper Noosa River
07-2008 Weinam Creek to Dunwich
06-2008 Scarborough to Bongaree
06-2008 Wellington Pt to St Helena
06-2008 North Stradbroke Jazz Weekend
05-2008 Point O'Halloran to Blakesleys
04-2008 Upper Noosa River
04-2008 Aquatic Paradise to St Helena Is
04-2008 Eprapah Creek
03-2008 Paradise Point to Moreton Island
03-2008 Wynnum Ck to Tangalooma Point
03-2008 Amity Point weekend
03-2008 Bremer River
03-2008 Brisbane River - Gregors Ck to Barneys Rocks
02-2008 Play Day - Coochie Mudlo
02-2008 World Wetlands Day Paddle
02-2008 Brisbane River night paddle
01-2008 Australia Day Week
01-2008 Blakesleys 3/4 Moon Paddle
01-2008 Shorncliffe to Nudgee
01-2008 Brisbane River - Barneys Rocks to O'Sheas Crossing
12-2007 Raby Bay to One Mile via Blakesleys and Potts Point
12-2007 Diamond Head to Tipplers
12-2007 Wynnum Ck to Green and St Helena Islands
11-2007 Bike Ride Bay Islands
11-2007 Tingalpa Creek
10-2007 Potts Point Night Paddle
10-2007 Return to Gilligans Island
10-2007 Salt Water Creek and Coomera River
09-2007 Elimbah Creek
09-2007 Scarborough to Caboolture River
09-2007 Fraser Island Whale Watching
09-2007 Circumnavigate Russell Island
08-2007 Pine Rivers Night Paddle
08-2007 Linville to Blackbutt Rail Trail
08-2007 Brisbane River City Reach
08-2007 Peel Island
08-2007 Brisbane River
08-2007 Green Island Day Trip
07-2007 Pine Rivers Night Paddle
07-2007 Mooloolah River
07-2007 USS Kitty Hawk in Brisbane River
06-2007 Black Tie on Peel Island
05-2007 Harrys Hut Camping Weekend
04-2007 Theodolite Creek
04-2007 Upper Burrum River
04-2007 Circumnavigate Big Woody
04-2007 Walkers Point to Toogum
03-2007 Boat Passage to Big Sandhills
12-2006 Woodgate to Mon Repos
10-2006 Fraser Island Whale Watching
04-2005 Keppel Islands
12-2004 Fraser Island
10-2004 Munna Point Camping Weekend
10-2004 Mooloolaba to Maroochydore
09-2004 Coochie Mudlo Island
08-2004 Karragarra Island
07-2004 Wellington Point to St Helena Island
06-2004 Noosa River Camping Weekend
05-2004 Brisbane River Night Paddle
04-2004 Budds Beach to Moreton Island
10-2003 Bulwer to Tangalooma
05-2003 Eatonsville to Harwood Island

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King Island
Date: 16-03-2009
Launch: 09:50 Boat Passage
Distance: 23.7km
After the paddle up to Mission Point, the boats were staying on the car. There is no such thing as overindulgence when you have had a month away from the water. With light winds and an incoming tide until midday we went south from the Boat Passage. Staying in close to the mangroves on the right bank took us through a wide shallow channel giving shelter to a number of graceful white herons. There was plenty of water and no spade handles in sight as we headed direct for Green Island.

The water was glassy and most of the yachts were motoring. Green was positively thronging with people and had a family feel about it. An oversized zodiac shaped craft with a hard hull arrived on the point then crawled out of the water on three large hydraulically driven wheels. It had to be seen to be believed. They chose this vessel as they can drive the boat out of the water and along the sand track to their house on Moreton Island. The chap got off with a large pitch fork and bucket. He was after flat worm as bait - they were easy pickings too, much easier than yabbies and popular with bream.

After the hub bub of the sandy beach we drifted around to the solitude of eastern Green. So had another couple who declared they were lucky not to have been sprung having a silver swim. Further south a jet ski was pulled up in the mangroves where one person was jumping nervously around in thigh deep water clutching a bucket. He was catching his mud crab the fair way, turned out the crab lost. Passing through the mangroves at the end of the island disturbed a flock of camouflaged godwits.

King Island was one of the few places I had not been to in the Bay and at the top of the tide we thought it was a place for a lunch stop less the weekend pilgrims. We landed on a beautiful sandy spit with coral rubble and rocks either side. I hadn't realised just how tiny this island is. It had a yob atmosphere with stereos blaring and biscuits flying. The meagre shade was courtesy of a four foot mangrove. If you are looking for a charming place for lunch don't try King - go back to Green. Make sure you are there nearing the top of a very full tide. Large mangroves will give you dappled shade over charming (and usually secluded) white sandy beaches.

After calling into Wellington Point it was a straight run back to the Boat Passage. My hope of sailing over the finish line was foiled by the committee boat hauling in the buoys with 200m to go. The NE gave some lift as we passed by the Darcy Light. There were still no spades and enough water to allow us to head into the beach rather than pull up next to the boat ramp. With the conversations had on Green and at Wellington Point it is clear that more people are coming our way and it maybe that you will have company even when you thought you had the place to yourself.
Grace
Glass
Kayak crusher
Arrival on King Island spit
Looking back to Green
Markle sparkle
 
King Island Map
GPS Trackfile (OziExplorer .plt)