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3 Mar 2013 9:19pm
thank you to the BOM for sending all that lovely rain down to kalgoorlie. we went out today looking for lakes to sail ,windsurf,kite ,canoe SUP,whatever.
the first lake we checked is lake gidgee.
its a chain of lakes and a creek systemover 4km long .
AND ITS FULL AND FLOWING

heres the fall from lake 1 to lake 2. only access is to canoe up from a crossing 2kms downstream


heres the entrance into the main lake. the lake is 1km long and a consistent 1m deep along its length. tommorrow we have kits,windsurfers,canoes and my gaff schooner all planned, forcast is a sunny 30 degrees
southace
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3 Mar 2013 11:54pm
Do you share the water with the crocodiles ?
Stuthepirate
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4 Mar 2013 12:54am
Nah, Kalgoolians(?). they're way worse.
landyacht
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4 Mar 2013 7:33pm
nah, its all kalboguns round here.
they are slowly emerging from hibernation and scraping the crap off their skidoos and Vfn8skiboats relicencing the trailers and heading out to rowles lagoon.
our plan is to be happy with smaller shallower lakes
with the traffic today and sunshine the track will be 2wd accesible by midweek so i reckon it will be a noisy place next weekend ,with quads roaring and big fn dogs crapping all over, empty bottles and **ty nappies in the bushes
MEANWHILE
today we trecked out with 1 canoe,1windsurfer,boogy boards,and a wee 31'schooner and a bunch of kites.
sadly the wind was just too light for the kites but everything else was great .
first challenge is to get in there

after that we simply rig up and go sailing

and more sailing

after 2 years in the shed ,fatty boom bah ,my ome made wide board got to float and sail. I do need to work on a better beginners sail . any suggestions for size would be most appreciated.
im pleased with the sheer lack of falls today. the beauty of this lake is being able to stand up and have a think about what you just did wrong

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4 Mar 2013 8:32pm
jeez Paul!

talk about livin' the dream.

wish we could be out there with your mob, lotsa jealousy here

stephen
GypsyDrifter
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4 Mar 2013 10:44pm
Finally got to watching you on tellie today Paul....
The guys from catalyst had a great time!
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5 Mar 2013 10:55am
Paul, where is Gidgee in relation to Rowels on google earth? north south east or west?
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6 Mar 2013 8:45pm
mineral1 said...
Paul, where is Gidgee in relation to Rowels on google earth? north south east or west?


follow the golfields highway 15km north of kal then there is a track that turns leftto a railway crossing about 500m from the highway.
the gidgee roaster is on the east side of the road.
it probably doesnt even look like lakes from space
main lake is at 30d 36m25.76s S
121d25m15.16s E
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6 Mar 2013 8:56pm
rowles is 100kms away west of ora banda and has a stepped basin so if it really fills you have to share a 50m beach with all manner of undesirables.
next weekend we will check on king of the west, but you need the cockies permition for that one,and he might be getting the **s on with visitors by then
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7 Mar 2013 9:55am
Landy, yep got them wasnt sure but thought it would be some place close to the roaster.
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7 Mar 2013 9:52pm
mineral1 said...
Landy, yep got them wasnt sure but thought it would be some place close to the roaster.


you wouldnt camp there in an easterly. I will put up the "special "picture when I can get on wifeys computer
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8 Mar 2013 7:17pm


golden rule for photographing water activities on lake gidgee, dont point your camera to the east
also like to thank the Davenwoods for there totally awsome canoes. ours is a really comfy almost indesructible canadian that goes almost anywhere
southace
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8 Mar 2013 10:53pm
Don't you mean goldern rule.....make sure camrea in focus?
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8 Mar 2013 8:54pm
southace said...
Don't you mean goldern rule.....make sure camrea in focus?


or even rule 2 check thumbnail quality before posting

love it when the kids come with a built in windspeed indicator

id like to take the opportunity to thank the davenwoods for there awsome canoe building abilities. almost bullet proof , sits in the yard for years on end waiting for the next wet
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8 Mar 2013 9:12pm
love the shark fin between the wind indicator and the chimney
southace
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8 Mar 2013 11:44pm
The black dots are flys?
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10 Mar 2013 8:03pm
sn said...
love the shark fin between the wind indicator and the chimney


the shark fin is the bonnet of that gemini( I hope) its the one with the shiny doorhandles, spots are maybe muddy splashes
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