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Another day on the water
Lets go!
Our happy paddlers of the day Sonja Zukonsiki and Christoph hasse!
There were plenty of waterbirds, including the magnificent Fish Eagle.
The fish eagles watches Sonja and Christoph to make sure they don't steal his supper!
But there are not just birds, don’t forget the countless numbers of crocodiles in these waters!
Bobbing along whilst croc spotting
Lunch please!?
But most importantly Sonja and Christoph had time to relax 🙂
...as always the paddler at the back seems to be relaxing...
Todays Kayakers!
Let the hippo hunt commence!
Fiona White, Lorraine, R Warvitrdan and F. De Vieeschall joined us for this mornings kayak on the St Lucia estuary in South Africa.
Paddling around the estuary
Drifting along the estuary
Todays animals were several different waterbirds, including the fish eagle.
Fish eagle cooling down in the shade
Not to mention countless hippos and a huge crocodile who was sunning itself as we went past.
"Don't get in my sun..."
Canadian paddlers
The last full day of their nature tour in South Africa sees Stephanie and Adrian taking to the water once more in St Lucia.
Again, these waters contain both Hippos and Crocodiles, but this time Stephanie and Adrian are on Kayaks.
Paddling in the waters with Hippos and crocs doesn’t seem like such a good idea as you carry your paddle to the waters edge…
And they're off! Stephanie and Adrian glide across the surface leaving Justin to catch up with them
…but after the first few strokes of the paddle you are soaring across the water and all thoughts of turning back are gone from your mind.
Stephanie and Adrian leave Justin in their dust!
Lead by our trusty guide Justin, Stephanie and Adrian ventured out in search of the Hippos, Crocs and birdlife of the estuary.
Justin - our guide.
A juvenile fish eagle swoops after the adult female with her eel catch.
"Goliath Heron...way over there!"
Justin takes them closer to the Goliath Heron
Now we know why it is called Goliath, it is massive!
Feeling the breeze from the Goliath herons wings.
Once more Adrian and Stephanie have decided that they’re not ready to leave South Africa yet.
Stephanie and Adrian try to paddle off into the sunset together.
But we caught them and brought them back!
Over so soon... can we go again please?!
Don’t worry you two, the estuary, the crocodiles, the hippos and the kayaks will still be here when you get back!
Missing a leg, Stephanie and Adrian finished their kayak unscathed...
Splashing around on the estuary!
Post paddle wet patches!
Todays Kayakers are;
Harald Goesuth, Horst Kalsher, Alexis Geosuth (and Chich the witch)
Smile for the Camera!
The hippos are where?
Spot the hippo
They had a great time as they saw hippos and crocs nice and close!
The fish eagle was sitting on his usual perch
Croc hunting
Found one!
Happy Paddlers!
Lots of people on the water today here on St Lucia Estuary!
For our early morning cruise we had Manvela Threle & Martin Cruces who pulled themselves out of bed to be at the slipway for 7am, but said that it was well worth it!
And then at 10am we had Lara Spiellofer, Sima Faih, Fah Marhh,Suter Leanda,Bollige Matthias,Bigna Stoheli,Fah Susi,Fa’h Hansrheidi.
Wooooooooo!
They were all amazed at just how big the Goliath Heron is close up, not to mention the size of the crocodile that we found basking in the sun.
Even the crocodiles are enjoyin the sun today!
And of course not forgetting the Hippos!
Sometimes playing spot the hippo is more difficult...
Even without the animals the scenery is beautiful as you drift along the estuary.
Who’s next??!
Well done Justin!
A couple of days ago Justin, our lead guide, reported a string of floats spotted on the Estuary whilst on a paddle with guests.
With EKZN Wildlife officials we went out and recovered what ended up being a long gill net set by illegal fisherman.
After nearly an hour and a half of struggling with the net we managed to
release what we estimate to be around 500 fish back into the estuary. In the end there were only 10 dead fish we couldn’t save!
Great spotting Justin!
What a busy day!
We are proud to announce that St Lucia Kayak Safaris has this week been awarded the new tender to operate the kayaking trips by the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority. This is the start of what will be a very exciting partnership with the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority.
The new tender includes exclusive new areas of operation like the restricted access area at Catalina Bay on the Eastern shores and for the first time ever, sea kayaking at Cape Vidal.
Looking forward to bringing you the brand new adventures! Watch this space!
Greetings from St Lucia!
Hi all! The sunshine and light, breezy afternoons have conspired to treat guests to amazing hippo sightings during the last week as we were lucky enough on one occasion to have 4 adult hippo in a very playfull mood- breaching, rolling and chasing eachother around in the water fairly close to our kayaks. On another occasion while parked on the banks of crocodile island, one hippo decided to get out onto the island for a graze, unperturbed by our presence. We did however back off slightly after he gave us a big yawn and a bit off a stare, making sure everybody knows who has right of way in and around the estuary! These sightings offered very good photographic opportunities, so if you were there please share your pics with us and you might win a Kayak Safaris T-shirt for your efforts!
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