A couple of long days paddling. Very quiet with no one around which is situation normal up here. Large numbers of goats, with herds of at least 50 compared to the 20 or so I have seen upstream. The riverbanks are stripped of anything green, and dry and dusty. I'm no farmer, but it looks like they are overstocked to me. It coincided with a big increase in the algae too, so perhaps they are related.
I have found a station on the map called Nelia Gaari a couple of days downstream. They have camp facilities and showers!! Definitely a stopover.
MLes mer
Nice photo of the Willie wagtail, which seems unconcerned by your approach. [Eileen]