History Afloat: Kayak Mangrove Creek
Private Location
Join them for a historical journey exploring the mysterious Mangrove Creek.
Launching from a private location along Oyster Shell Road we paddle towards Crafts Creek passing abandoned wharfs and hidden shacks gliding from the salt water towards the fresh.
Enjoy the birdlife along this stretch of the Lower Hawkesbury including soaring sea eagles, fishing cormorants, white faced herons and kingfishers with morning tea at a secret location on the way. A special visit takes you to an abandoned cemetery and stories of the river folk who moved here as ex-convicts in the early 1800s. Further upstream you paddle past smaller side creeks with meanders into the lost histories of the area including Bedlam and Sugee Bag Creeks and the production of 'Hawkesbury Juice'.
All day kayak with a local historian and outdoor guide. Returning to Oyster Shell Road in the afternoon.
Their outdoor guide is Peter Vaughan who has a background in teaching at secondary and tertiary levels and primary interests in kayaking activities on rivers, lakes and the ocean. As you paddle along the creek local historian Dr Bernadette Flynn shares histories of the visible sites, secret locations and disappearing relics.
Double kayaks, all gear, morning tea and lunch is provided. Orientation available for those new to kayaking.
