AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral Darling31°28’44” S 143°39’18” E
29 febbraio, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 41 °C
900 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Wilcannia
Still very hot. 40+ degrees today and it only dropped to 33 last night, so combined with incessant buzz of mosquitoes, it was not a good nights sleep. ALeggi altro
AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral Darling31°33’8” S 143°30’55” E 1 marzo, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 39 °C
865 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Wilcannia
A cloudy day today which made conditions much better even though it reached 39 degrees. The thunderstorm yesterday continued into the night accompanied withLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Sounds like a night in a motel might be warranted but I guess it means finding a secure place for the kayak 😏 Pretty wild weather and insects. All good here- been to a couple of fringe/festival events and writers week yesterday which have all been good.
Viaggiatore A night in a motel would be great, but as you say, it would mean leaving the kayak unattended as well as having to make 5 or 6 trips to transfer all the gear from the kayak to the motel.
AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral DarlingWilcannia31°33’25” S 143°23’2” E 2 marzo, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
825 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Menindee
A 40 km paddle to get into Wilcannia with the thought of a shower and fresh water on tap driving me on. Get to the caravan park and yes, it's closed forLeggi altro
Viaggiatore How frustrating about the shower. Hope you sat away from everyone at the golf club ha ha!
I hope you enjoyed a good meal and a cold beer at the Golf Club. Too bad about the shower! [Eileen]
Viaggiatore Frustrated golfers maybe - get rid of the course and keep the club house ! We all get that….
AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral Darling31°37’8” S 143°22’2” E
3 marzo, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
809 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Menindee
Spent the morning looking around Wilcannia, once "one of the busiest ports in Australia" according to one of the information boards. Now only a pale shadowLeggi altro
Viaggiatore So much for civilisation if you couldn’t have a shower. Hopefully you got some cold drinks at least. I couldn’t imagine trying go without fridges or eskies for so long. Another warm week coming up. Hopefully it’s all tail winds. Keep it up.
Viaggiatore Hi Mark, I’m belatedly joining this epic travelogue and will catch up on previous entries in due course. Great photos of Wilcannia. According to Wikipedia it was the third busiest inland port in Australia during the River Boat era in the mid-1800s ( some references say third busiest on the Darling River) and is now one of the most socially disadvantaged areas of NSW. Wilcannia is located where the Barrier Highway crosses the Darling River. Its other main claim to fame is that it was the site of the first brewery which the famous beer baron Edmund Resch built in Australia.
Viaggiatore Hi Pete. Thanks for that info. The site of Reschs brewery is actually where the Wilcannia golf club is situated. The Golf Club which serves a great chicken and cashew nut, but strangely doesn't have a golf course!
AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral Darling31°44’19” S 143°14’34” E AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral Darling31°52’32” S 143°3’59” E
5 marzo, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
721 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Menindee
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 comparedLeggi altro
AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral Darling31°59’31” S 142°58’20” E 6 marzo, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 37 °C
684 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Menindee
Paddling, paddling and more paddling! This is a long stretch of about 300 kms between Wilcannia and Menindee. Hopefully I'll make it to Nelia Gaari StationLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Sometimes the river looks quite broad and in other spots narrow. Is this how it is or due to the photo angle?
Viaggiatore It's fairly consistent at around 50 to 75 metres I guess, widening on the bends. A lot narrower than the Murray which is at least 200 metres!
AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral DarlingNelia Gaari32°6’27” S 142°50’27” E 7 marzo, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
640 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Menindee
This section of the river is under the influence of the Menindee weir, even though it is about 120 km downstream. That means the river level is higher thanLeggi altro
Viaggiatore What a nice guy! We are in awe of your expedition so no doubt the various people you meet are too- or think you are crazy!
AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral DarlingNelia Gaari32°6’26” S 142°50’26” E 8 marzo, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
640 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Menindee
A nice relaxing day at Nelia Gaari Station doing some much needed maintenance on the kayak, clothes washing and sorting out my gear. I also had 4 showersLeggi altro
Viaggiatore
Would have been good to see the before and after. I take it the maintenance was a good clean and wax?? I couldn’t think of any other maintenance you would need to do unless you have a hidden propeller in there😂
Viaggiatore That’s great hospitality! I bet the combination of a shower, beer and a KFC dinner felt pretty good!
AustraliaState of New South WalesCentral Darling32°12’37” S 142°40’5” E 9 marzo, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
591 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Menindee
An early start this morning, up at 6.30 and on the river by 7.30 which worked well as I got 30 kms or so done in the cool of the morning. The only downsideLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Great to see you’re back in range and have resumed the travel log! River looks magnificent
Viaggiatore Nice to see your pictures and happy to know you are enjoying the hot summer temperatures fresh in the river!
Viaggiatore Gin and cordial!! You deserve it. The photos are great thank you
Yes, stunning photos! [Eileen]