Narrung is another off the beaten track destination at the entrance of The Narrows between Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert. The best approach is right down the middle of the narrowing funnel into The Narrows, and yes it is shallow. Just before the car ferry is a jetty which forms the basis of this destination, however it is not the most boat-friendly jetty ever built and you may choose to nose into the reeds instead. A word of warning if sailing to Narrung from Goolwa - the approach along the shore of Lake Alexandrina is very shallow and you are advised to stay well off shore until able to make a starboard turn into Narrung. There is a channel marker out there to indicate just how far off the shore you need to keep, although is is still deep enough to sail a few hundred metres inside this marker. At Narrung is a grassed area, a toilet, a little beach, the ferry and not much else. For an afternoon stroll you can cross over on the ferry and climb to the top of the cliffs and visit the abandoned lighthouse.

 However, to put that all in perspective one of my best cruising experiences was at Narrung spending a balmy evening in front of a fire on the little beach nursing a bottle of something and talking to all the other boaties who were there.

Narrung is the entrance to The Narrows, a winding channel between Lake Akexandrina and Lake Albert. This channel is marked by a number of sporadically placed channel markers - just enough to so you are unlikely to make a mistake in this area of confusing lagoons, entrances and waterways. Please note the shallowest part of the Narrows is at the very last red channel marker before you pass into Lake Albert. For any deep draft vessel enter and exit the channel close to this marker - it is less than 1000mm deep within a short distance on the seaward side.