Sandy's Creek / Little Murray River 28/11/2011 / whitewater kayaking
With a bucket of rainfall hitting the nearby plateau, I met up with a few local boys and a few boys from the south coast to run the Sandy's Creek section of the Little Murray. With a beautiful sunny day, and good water levels (however, lower than expected) we hit the river, of what I would define as one of the most enjoyable sections to paddle in the region. The river is in majority read and run class III (not too difficult), features some nice fun drops and is about 5-6km in length which takes approximately 3-4 hours to paddle. Sandy's Creek also features a nice 18 foot waterfall (Platypus Plunge) which makes up for its short boney descent, before joining the Little Murray.
With a few swims, and a few injuries within the crew of 7 (myself included) - there were mostly good lines all round. Following the sketchy gorge portage, I took a bit of a pounding after failing to stabilise on the entry to a slide, damaged my knuckles (which are currently very swollen) and in the end had a peaceful swim in the refreshing cool water. In the end, it was an awesome day and it was great to finally be back on the water (the leeches definately loved our presence).