Elerslie paddling

Today I got up with the intention of paddling from Elderslie to Luskintyre which is approx 20km according to my calculations.
Well I awoke at about 3am to hear that it was absolutely pouring!! Later at 7am when I crawled out of bed it was still raining solidly! Great this will be fun. Anyway as time went on (and as I procrastinated) the sun came out and the rain cleared. Woohoo!
When I arrived at Elderslie the sky was clear but it was blowing hard! Oh well I'm here now I think so hit the water. Luckily the weather was kind and I didn't get the wind straight into my face till the last 1.5Km which was nice.
Overall I managed approx 8km/h average over the length of the paddle which I am happy with. I even managed a max speed of 13Km/h at one point but I suspect that this was with a large tailwind through rapids (not much chance of me propelling the little dagger that quick on my own I am afraid!)
On the sponsorship front a big thanks to Marine Matters in QLD that have kindly donated an epirb to ensure that if things go bad then help will be at hand. Thanks Russo and Maureen - I am sure Sue will sleep much better each night knowing that I will return at the end of each day.