Monday, December 28

We checked out of our B&B and headed south to Prevelly Beach, at the head of the Margaret River. There we met up with our canoe trip guide and group of fellow canoers. And although they all said they'd been canoeing before, it quickly became clear that many of them were "paddle challenged." The current was strong enough so that we soon realized we didn't even need to paddle, so we just relaxed and drifted along. However, behind us we could hear the non-stop clanking of paddles hitting against the sides of the canoes, and it seemed bizarre to see many of the people paddling feverishly but basically going nowhere. That's when we realized we probably had a pretty good chance of winning the race at the end.



Here's a pic of a small island we stopped at, where our guide picked several different plants for everyone to taste, including one that tasted like celery and another like carrots, which were used by the aboriginal people.