Day 46

Distance 1639 / 2195
Next town Berri
3 days ahead of schedule

A nice relaxing day checking out the local sights in Renmark. A chicken burger at the Renmark Hotel last night, a big breakfast at the Renmark Club this morning and pizza at the Char and Grill tonight. Hopefully I won't sink the kayak with all the food I've eaten.
The Renmark Hotel is interesting. Went to the museum they have on the first floor. Apparently the Chaffey Brothers insisted on a "dry" workforce, but in the end they relented due to the proliferation of sly grog setups, and the Renmark Hotel became the first "community owned" hotel in the British Empire. It had the longest bar in the southern hemisphere at 205 feet with 20 taps, and the main bar became known as "Breakers Bar" as apparently Breaker Morant rode his horse into the bar! The first licensee was woman (Jane Meissner) in a time when women weren't even allowed in bars.
Looking forward now to getting back on the river tomorrow.
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