*Number of participants is limited based on leader availability and kayak transport capacity*
**Trip is dependent on weather conditions**

Trip Difficulty: Beginner
Trip location: Lake Eildon
Trip time: Depart Monday morning, return Tuesday evening
Estimated trip cost: about $100-120 (including gear hire - depends on how expensive fuel gets)
Participant pre-requisites:

• You must be able to swim 50m,
• have completed an intro to kayaking session

Joint overnight touring trip at Lake Eildon with LUMC

Plan is to drive up Monday morning, paddle out to a campsite somewhere across the lake to camp for the night (how far we go will depend on how the group is going), and then paddle back and return on Tuesday afternoon.

This is the easiest overnight touring trip that can be done, and is a great opportunity to try it out, so that you can try more advanced trips in the future.

We will be using sea kayaks, so there will be some differences from the whitewater kayaks we use in the pool.

Boats and some of the paddling gear are available from the boat shed. You will need to provide all other equipment and food for the trip.

Please be aware that as we will be camping out of the boats space will be limited, so you will need to pack lightweight hiking style gear, not bulky car camping gear. 

Gear List:

• kayak, paddle and spraydeck 
• pfd and CAG (collect these from the boat shed)
• wetsuit/thermals if you feel the cold
• wetsuit boots or old shoes to wear in the water  (closed toed full coverage) 
• A dry warm change of clothes and shoes for the end of the day
• Water Bottle to drink, and water bladders to carry water with
• Food for 3 days
• camping gear - sleeping bag, mat, tent, stove (can be collected from the gear room if needed)
• heavy duty garbage bags to pack gear into in the boats like these or these
• personal toiletries and medications

Feel free to get in touch if there are any queries.
Cheers
Michael