I like Hammocks.

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Got up the next morning and fibreglassed the lid on.

It is a bit rough, but as I wasnt even sure it was going to float...good enough.

Not even sure its going to be very watertight.

As I had a little free time, we went to the cafe.

It was cured when I got home, so it all got loaded on Little Ideas trailer with the kids white canoes and off to test it.

Expecting to end up swimming.

 

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Went to the pier where the kids were sat on the canoe noses a while back.

I expected it to be nice and quiet.

It really was until a whole coach load of elderly ladies arrived - complete with zimmer frames and tried to walk along the sandy beach...

We threw the boats together and took off as fast as we could.

It floated!

What a stunning difference!

It paddles dead flat with no rocking.

There is a slight drag from the outrigger, but not enough to really worry about.

I stayed easily in front of biggest, who isnt as heavy as me. He really wasnt impressed.

I was already on the beach when I took this of him catching up.

It sort of looks ugly, but then it works and I can balance it.

Er.....

Not sure how he managed to run over his own paddle, but then he a fully defunctioning teenager.

 

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I saw this bridge....

I always wanted to go exploring under it,butthe sailing boats were always too tall.

I set up my fishing gear, so it would trail behind.

I think this is one of the best pics I have taken this year.

This is probably another..

Found this er.... water track?

It goes round Otter Island.

 

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I was starting to feel tired.

..well, that was until I saw these trees!

I like trees.

Little idea arrived first. Luckily, he hadnt spotted the two trees I was aiming for.

He is blowing his hobo into life...

I found a tree root to balance my coke can stove on. Soup time!

Laminated bag full of food and hot chocolate and hammock....

Boat...brew heating nicely...

 

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Billie of soup, hammock, hat, boat on the beach, kids frightening all the fish....

Bliss.

I like hammocks.

 

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My mate Mr Captain wasnt very happy as he couldnt go sailing.

So I suggested we go canoeing instead.

Didnt realise I would have such a job keeping up with him.

The water was mildly lumpy in sailing boat terms, but near the limit for the open top piggin canoes. He had the yellow enclosed thing, so he didnt have such a problem.

We took off against the wind and tide across the harbour.

The other side was only half a mile away, but I had just about had it by the time I had fought the tide that far.

My canoe seemse to have started turning slightly to the side with the outrigger on it.

Decided it was probably me not being very good at paddling.

 

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You could say I was happy to get out of it.

I wasnt aware that Mr Captain had stowed a sail in his canoe. I thought it was a buoyancy bag.

He nicked my canoe!

There wasnt that much wind, but it still moved the canoe along.

I had a look at the yellow thing...considered the size of my rear....and promptly borrowed one of the kids piggin canoes.

Er......

They havent got any outriggers!

How on earth they manage to balance them in waves....

I ended up swimming back.

They could have tried to look concerned.

Rolling on the beach laughing ... Horrible sods.

 

[Pepperana]

Garrryyyy. Where are you.

Keep it up man! Hope all is well!