Paddle 3:
This was the day we took Mark's Mum and what is now her green barge up the creek to visit friends for morning tea. Problem was that they didn't get the message and their dogs weren't the welcoming type.
Having survived the blue heeler and ridgeback cross we shared our offerings and had a tour of the house. This large two storey brick home is is bounded by national park and is self sufficient with solar power and huge rainwater tanks. Bottled gas is used for cooking. There was earth moving equipment, old generators and plenty of other interesting other stuff around the 'yard'. Much of that machinery is used to yank stranded and wrecked cars off Palm Beach or out of One Mile Creek. This creek cuts Palm Beach just north of the mouth of Theodolite Creek. One Mile Creek and another which flows into Theodolite on the bank opposite the car park would both be worth exploring on a decent incoming tide. It is private land on the northern side of Theodolite Creek but many people take the liberty of camping there.
Theodolite is much larger and more picturesque compared with Marsh Creek. While it too becomes muddy and lined by mangroves you can go for some way, the idea being catch the tidal run as it does run quickly as it narrows. On our return the kite surfers were out in force and that is the way it stayed for the rest of Easter.
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