Video Blog: Sunrise and Bacon & Egg Rolls
Balmoral Beach has a great little kiosk that does excellent egg and bacon rolls. On this particular day I paddled out to watch the sunrise before heading in for breakfast….
Scary Creatures from Below
It started out like any other paddle; arrived at The Spit before 7.00am, pushed out into glassy conditions at dawn and started to warm up my shoulders with some big…
Video Blog: The Search for the Famous Coffee Boat
Oh yeah, my first ever paddling video blog. Join the Fat Paddler on his early morning kayak search for the fabled Coffee Boat on Sydney Harbour. Edited without sound so…
Paddling Brisbane Waters with Bill
A nice fella named Bill contacted me via this website and kindly invited me to paddle up at Saratoga (NSW Central Coast). So early on a Sunday morning I packed…
Fat Paddler Stubby Coolers
No matter what your choice of poison, a rainbow-coloured stubby cooler is just perfect to keep that beer icy-cold. Hmmm, beer………………….. must go have one………… *glug glug glug* 😉
Kayak Enemy #45: Man
This is going to be an odd post, since the Fat Paddler is, in fact, also a man. But you’ll understand shortly. I was paddling on the Lane Cove River…
Rare Animal Sightings on the Lane Cove River
It was an absolutely stunning winter’s day in Sydney. Warm, sunny, no wind. Perfect paddling weather. So I decided to revisit the Lane Cove River off Sydney Harbour. Now, I’m…
One great reason why kayaking is better than swimming
Sometimes it’s only whilst sitting in a boat that you realise what else is inhabiting the water. Whilst on a great paddle from The Spit to Roseville, it became very…
Kayak Enemy #23: Semi-submerged logs
Paddling in pre-dawn darkness, the last thing you want to come across at full speed is a submerged log. For a motorboat, such a thing can be catastrophic. So when…
The Coffee Boat gets better – now with muffins!
Who’d have thought the famous coffee boat could get better?? Well, after chasing him for about 2km today and having worked up an appetite to go with my coffee cravings,…
Kayak Enemy #74: Stealthy Coxless Quad Sculls
Ordinarily I wouldn’t class another paddler in the enemy category, however an incident this morning changed all that. You see, I’d put the kayak in the water at about 6am…
Paddling Hungover – Sydney Harbour
What a night. Three big international rugby games (France vs New Zealand, Wallabies v Italy, Lions v Sth Africa), a lamb roast, an old friend and several hundred rums. After…
Berowra Creek – Beauty and the Beasts
I’ve had the flu over the last week so had to keep the paddling to an easy cruise. After seeking suggestions, @NoReinsGirl suggested a leisurely cruise on Berowra Waters. Now…
Amber Sunrise over the Sydney Skyline
I put the question out to Twitter on where to paddle and got the answer “Lavender Bay” from @andrawatkins. This had great appeal, since the bay overlooks the Sydney Harbour…
