Perfect Kayak

I have found the perfect Kayak! Hurrah!

Well perfect for me anyway! It's a sit-on, and most importantly, I can fit it into my car boot (so no lifting onto the high Prado roof) and will be able to carry it on my own. It can also be easily converted into a tandem when I go out with my daughter, and a triple when I want to take both kids out on the water with me!

Sounds unbelievable - but its true. The Tequila kayak can be a single or double/triple kayak as it has easily clip apart sections, which is why it will fit in the car boot. Each section is around 11kg so even I could carry a couple of those when I am on my own! It's going to mean that I can go out for a quick paddle on my own, whenever and as often as I like.












Take a closer look... here at Point 65's website

Point 65 have also just introduced a sit-in version, called the Martini, which looks great too. See both of them in action on this YouTube Video :

The Tequila is is going to get me out on the water whenever I please, without being dependant on my husband or anyone else, and is light enough for me to carry, in and out of the car, and in and out of the water - I probably don't even need a landing site, so might be able to get out on the water just a few minutes from home. How awesome would that be?

It costs around $1,000-$1,500 in Australia and the tandem version (just take out middle section to convert to a single) is currently available at a sale price of $799 from Anaconda. Anaconda are also selling the Tequila backrests, which I think will be essential if you are spending any length of time paddling. Nothing about the backrests on their website, but I have seen the backrests in the Anaconda Moore Park store for $85, more details on those at Richard Ohman's website.

So, at the moment you can get the Tequila for a great price - how many other tandems are available at that price? But I will have to wait and save up some pennies in new year for mine :-(

Sydney's Middle Harbour

Sydney's Middle Harbour is vast - and beautiful! After you have gotten over (well, no, you don't ever get over) the fantastic main Sydney Harbour with the Bridge, Opera House and all the rest... it's well worth going just that bit further to find out the secrets of Middle Harbour.

It has views that will take your breath away, uplift your spirit and make your day! I think the only thing we don't have at our end of middle harbour (Sugerloaf Bay) are the Pelicans! But you can get those when you set off at Spit Bridge, which is where most kayakers start and finish their journeys around Sydney.















So be prepared to see waterdragons, lush vegetation, Crimson Rosellas, Rainbow Lorikeets, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Kookaburras (heaps of others, but I am still learning!) and if you're lucky, you might even grab a decent coffee on the water as the 'Coffee Boat Man' floats past!