Coffee, cakes and kayaks

At least twice a week (weather permitting) a group of homeowners from Vision by Halcyon (QLD) drop their kayaks into the water and set off an adventure.

Sometimes they stay close to home and sometimes they embark on a marathon paddle, all the while keeping fit and having fun with each other.

Organiser and kayaking enthusiast Keith  (who is also known as the Admiral) said the group started before COVID-19 first hit our shores in early 2020.

“It really ramped up during those first few months of COVID, Keith said. “People asked us about social distancing and I said, well if you get a whack in the ear from a paddle, you’re too close.”

He said the group has gone from strength to strength and they schedule paddles of varying lengths and destinations.

“We often go out for breakfast or a coffee on a Saturday morning and we tend to stay reasonably close to Hope Island,” he said.

“We might try Salacia at Paradise Point or head around to Sanctuary Cove.”

Last week four intrepid paddlers completed a 20km paddle up Saltwater Creek to the Coomera River and surrounds.

“We stopped for morning tea, lunch and a coffee in the afternoon as we were gone for five hours.” Keith said.

Keith said the group has lots of fun and no-one ever gets left behind.

“Lots of people were beginners when they started, but everyone does really well,” Keith said.

“We had one member who couldn’t paddle more than 300 metres when she started and she now done a 16km paddle.”