AustraliaNew South WalesCentral Darling31°28’44” S 143°39’18” E
AustraliaNew South WalesCentral Darling31°33’8” S 143°30’55” E March 1 in 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 withRead more
Traveler 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.
AustraliaNew South WalesCentral DarlingWilcannia31°33’25” S 143°23’2” E March 2 in 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 forRead more
AustraliaNew South WalesCentral Darling31°37’8” S 143°22’2” E
March 3 in 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 shadowRead more
Traveler 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.
Traveler 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.
AustraliaNew South WalesCentral Darling31°44’19” S 143°14’34” E March 4 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
767 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Menindee
AustraliaNew South WalesCentral Darling31°52’32” S 143°3’59” E
AustraliaNew South WalesCentral Darling31°59’31” S 142°58’20” E March 6 in 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 StationRead more
Traveler Sometimes the river looks quite broad and in other spots narrow. Is this how it is or due to the photo angle?
Traveler 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!
Jock Zonfrillo did have quite a life - I've heard him speak about it, including the traumatic early years of his career in the UK. Good to know that he recorded his autobiography before his untimely death. [Eileen]
AustraliaNew South WalesCentral DarlingNelia Gaari32°6’27” S 142°50’27” E AustraliaNew South WalesCentral DarlingNelia Gaari32°6’26” S 142°50’26” E March 8 in 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 showersRead more
Traveler
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😂
AustraliaNew South WalesCentral Darling32°12’37” S 142°40’5” E March 9 in 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 downsideRead more
Traveler Gin and cordial!! You deserve it. The photos are great thank you
Yes, stunning photos! [Eileen]