Location: Mooney Mooney Creek
Length: 6km
This is a very nice paddle - mostly protected from wind due to high ground and/or trees on each side. Also lots of shade from the trees as it was a hot day. The launch point is accessible off the Old Pacific Highway not far down from Somersby, near the bridge.
We launched just north of the old highway bridge and south of the freeway "big dipper" bridg, paddling upstream as far was we could, about 50 minutes at at leisurely pace, then 40 minutes back. Part of the Great North Walk follows the creek here and we had walked this part of the track previously.
Going under the bridge is interesting - seeing it from that perspective.
Along the way we saw some other kayakers, lush ferny groves and tall timbers. Plenty of fish were jumping and we got a real buzz seeing a big (but young?) sea eagle perched in a big old dead tree, watching us closely as we cruised by.
At launch the water looked dirty and uninviting but by the time we reached the "end" it was quite clean and unseasonably warm so we had a refreshing dip and them some morning tea on the rocks. Lots of little fish were swimming around us as we cooled off in the water and they even fed off a few crumbs we threw to them.
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