Arriving at the Hawthorn Rowing Club the Scouts located their canoes, life jackets and paddles before moving everything down to the water's edge. Once located on the edge of the Yarra River the Scouts had fun decorating their canoes with lights, torches and things that glowed in the dark, before finally jumping in the canoes and paddling across the river.
Safety instructions completed, the Scouts began paddling towards the Melbourne CBD. It looked amazing with all the craft lit up and as their lights reflected in the water, the Scouts paddled slowly downstream talking to each other and admiring the decorations on all the boats. It was a great sight to see. Along the way the Scouts disembarked onto Herring Island where they enjoyed a fantastic BBQ dinner.
Once back on the water the Scouts continued to paddle into the CBD paddling under bridges and simply enjoying the city landscape at night as the reflection from the city lights danced across the water and over the boats. It truly was a peaceful and wonderful paddling evening city experience.
