Day 4 - Erith Island

It was a beautiful day out on the Bass today for the team, very different to yesterday. The guys paddled 40km with a slight tail wind from Hogan to Erith Island taking 5 hours. A big black fin greeted them about half way across, which looked like a shark and gave them quite a scare. But in the end, the guys think it was a seal, swimming with its flipper out of the water (hmmm...let's hope so!).

The team's rehydrating skills have improved so that meals are now tasting almost normal. They were planning on having a rest day tomorrow, however late in the day they changed their mind as the weather is looking pretty good for another paddle. This time they will be paddling 60km to Flinders Island which is the biggest crossing. Despite it meaning 3 days in a row of paddling long distances, the guys are looking forward to reaching Flinders Island as Tuesday looks like the weather may not be as good. The other kayaking team from Queensland are also doing the crossing tomorrow, so they will have some company.