{"id":38,"date":"2026-02-17T17:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/?p=38"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T09:20:51","slug":"north-of-port-julia-to-6km-north-of-port-vincent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gregspurgin.net\/kayak-yorke-peninsula\/2026\/02\/17\/north-of-port-julia-to-6km-north-of-port-vincent\/","title":{"rendered":"North of Port Julia to 6km north of Port Vincent"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a good beach camp, high tide was several metres away. However when I got up at 6am it was very windy. It was a northerly wind, expected to last a few hours, so I thought I would quickly get down to Port Vincent.<\/p>\n

I launched a bit before 8:30am, and as soon as I got around the headland I hit a strong southerly wind. So much for the weather forecast. It was so strong that I was getting nowhere, so I pulled into the beach for a while. The wind moderated a bit so I paddled to Port Julia. When I got close I could see a rainwater tank connected to a building near the jetty so I took four water bottles with me to investigate. No luck, no tap. So I walked down the other end of the jetty car park towards some houses. The first two were deserted, but on the third largest one I could see a lady sitting on the balcony and I called out to her. After telling her I was\u00a0 sea kayaking down the coast she said I could fill up my 4 bottles. I thanked her and my water problem was solved for another day.<\/p>\n

I then paddled south against the strong wind, going pretty slowly. It rained on me for a period. At Sheoak Flat I had to detour a long way out to get past the shallows. I really wanted to stop, the wind was unrelenting. A couple of km south of Sheoak flat I spied a little bit on sand under the cliff. It looked ok that I could ride out high tide the next morning. So I unloaded everything and set up camp around 3pm. I did a total of 10km, another poor effort!. I am having some doubts whether I am high enough up where I am camped, but I will find out tomorrow morning at 6am.<\/p>\n

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Paddling in the rain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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