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Our happy paddlers of the day Sonja Zukonsiki and Christoph hasse!
There were plenty of waterbirds, including the magnificent Fish Eagle.
But there are not just birds, don’t forget the countless numbers of crocodiles in these waters!
But most importantly Sonja and Christoph had time to relax 🙂
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…
…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.
Lead by our trusty guide Justin, Stephanie and Adrian ventured out in search of the Hippos, Crocs and birdlife of the estuary.
Now we know why it is called Goliath, it is massive!
Once more Adrian and Stephanie have decided that they’re not ready to leave South Africa yet.
But we caught them and brought them back!
Don’t worry you two, the estuary, the crocodiles, the hippos and the kayaks will still be here when you get back!
Todays Kayakers are;
Harald Goesuth, Horst Kalsher, Alexis Geosuth (and Chich the witch)
They had a great time as they saw hippos and crocs nice and close!
Justin, Phillip and Carl all completed their kayak guide qualifications this week. Even after trying to chop his finger off and sporting 14 stitches, Carl battled on. As the newest member of our crew this earnt him some nice little brownie points with the boys.
It isn’t all plain sailing, you have to be able to get back in once you fall out… easier than it looks.
As if that wasn’t bad enough they then were assessed whilst they took a group out on the water!
If you click for larger image you can see that the splashing is actually a crocodile running into the water...
But it wasn’t all on quiet, flat water, oh no…
Despite it being hard work they had great fun, although that water was pretty cold…
With thanks to Andrew Kellett for assessing our guys.
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!
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!
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!
Just got off the water after the perfect late afternoon paddle. With a light breeze just enough to take the edge off the scorching sunshine, a few hippo decided to get out onto crocodile island for a snack. With the wind in our favour we sat hidden by some reed beds with these 3 hippo grazing to within 30 meters away from us, seemingly unaware of our presence. They eventually returned to the water where one decided to have a back scratch by means of rollng around on his back in the shallows. An unforgetable experience indeed!