Overcast and windy to sunny
and windy
Kayak: 11.5km
After breakfast, we all headed out to Port Adelaide for the boys to partake in
a kayak around Garden Island. It was not a very nice day - very windy and quit
chilly. However, Greg and Gunther went out with Simon (Greg’s mate from 1 RTB
and his RAInf days) and Fee and four of their mates. Wendy and Yvonne stayed
behind and guarded the vehicles. Unfortunately, Gunther's back, which had been
getting better, started to show signs of stress, so he turned back just before
the half way mark. The kayakers only started out at 10:45am and were expected
back after about two hours. We then had to load the kayaks onto the vehicles,
change clothes and make our way to the Birkenhead Tavern for lunch; we were all
a tad peckish by then!
After lunch we drove around to Port Adelaide and had a short wander. We
specifically went to see the "City of Adelaide", a clipper ship built
in 1864 in the UK as a passenger and cargo ship. She went through a number of
changes of cargo and one name change before being moved to Adelaide and is slowly
being restored. We were here six months ago and the restoration process seems
to be a very slow process.
It was then home to sort out bikes, awnings, washing (take it off the line),
and dinner. Pre-dinner drinks were had and then dinner was had and then bed.
Garden Island jetty/pier
Greg coming back in
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