Picnic Paddle 2023

As semester heats up the best place to be is on the water! It's time for a picnic paddle! We'll be doing a gentle paddle from Valentine in the club kayaks to go and explore Lake Macquarie in the Awabakal Nation.

We will provide the kayaks, paddles, safety gear and training, no experience necessary, although you do need to be able to swim, just in case!

Make sure you bring:

• Lunch (best picnic comp anyone??)
• Water (bring about 2L, you don't want to be resorting to trying to drink the lake!)
• Hat, sunscreen and anything else to stay sun safe
• Clothes to paddle in, which may get wet (NO COTTON)
• Shoes to paddle in, which can get wet (jandals/flip flops/thongs or old running shoes are fine
• Raincoat
• Jumper or other warm clothing if needed
• A change of clothes for the car

Meet at the NUMC gear shed https://goo.gl/maps/RyTGsZ8yppepuR6L8 at 9am sharp (we WILL leave without you if you are late). From there we will outfit everyone with gear and pile into cars (drivers will be organised ahead of time) for the short drive to Valentine. After the paddle we'll head back to the gear shed to clean all the gear, then head home.

Any questions let me know!

- Captain Phil