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- День 26
- среда, 30 марта 2022 г., 18:32
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Высота: 63 м
АвстралияBalranald34°47’30” S 143°19’56” E
Day 25
30 марта 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Distance 934 / 2195
Next town Boundary Bend
3 days ahead of schedule
Again a super quiet day on the river with only 1 group of fishermen on the bank. Not a single boat. It did make me reflect onЧитать далее
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- День 27
- четверг, 31 марта 2022 г., 19:09
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Высота: 63 м
- АвстралияHopcroft Billabong34°42’47” S 143°8’44” E
Day 26
31 марта 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Distance 978 / 2195
Next town Robinvale
4 days ahead of schedule
Made it into Boundary Bend tonight after a long day's paddle with not much current and quite strong winds. Thankfully the caravan parkЧитать далее
ПутешественникPerhaps if you approached the junction from the Murrumbidgee it may have been more dramatic? Here is Captain Stuart’s description: On January 14, 1830 was a great day in the history of exploration as Captain Charles Sturt encountered the Murray River: “Suddenly the Murrumbidgee took a southern direction but in its tortuous course swept round to every point of the compass with the greatest irregularity. We were carried at a fearful rate down it’s gloomy and contracted banks. At 3 p.m., Hopkinson called out that we were approaching a junction, and in less than a minute afterwards we were hurried into a broad and noble river.” Sturt was on the Murray, 770 miles (1,239 kilometres) from its mouth.
ПутешественникBoiled river water doesnt sound good! Tough times and no alternatives! Very Interesting info Peter! Enjoy the next few, less gruelling days xxx
ПутешественникYes very interesting Peter. Good to be reminded of those explorers journeys and wonderful use of language. I am puzzled by a caravan park with no fresh water! the grassed area looks nice, some of it looks like a detention centre!
ПутешественникYes. Thanks Pete for the background info. Always good to explore the history when you’re in the thick of it. Patently the early paddlesteamers got up the Murrumbidgee as far as Gundagai near Canberra!
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- День 28
- пятница, 1 апреля 2022 г., 19:07
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Высота: 61 м
- АвстралияSwan Hill34°41’25” S 142°58’43” E
Day 27
1 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Distance 1021 / 2195
Next town Robinvale
4 days ahead of schedule
Turned out the thread on the gas cylinders was the wrong one, so I took them back to the Boundary Bend Store and they were goodЧитать далее
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- День 29
- суббота, 2 апреля 2022 г., 17:34
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Высота: 58 м
- АвстралияRobinvale Irrigation District Section B34°36’40” S 142°49’2” E
Day 28
2 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Distance 1060 / 2195
Next town Robinvale
4 days ahead of schedule
A nice relaxed days paddling today. I did contemplate pushing on to Robinvale (10kms away) to check out the Saturday night actionЧитать далее
ПутешественникMore fabulous fotos ,oops (spanish that's a surprise) Wild skys, and a toilet with a mighty fine view!🤣 xx
Hi there Mark- coming to this kayaking odyssey blog a bit late. Have looked through your past 27 days of paddling and camping - what an adventure. You are really motoring along. Love seeing all your photos and hearing your paddling tales. Keep safe and well. Love Breda xx [Breda Quinn]
ПутешественникHi Breda. Nice to hear from you. If you and/or your boys are up for a day or two's paddle when I get to SA, let me know.
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- День 30
- воскресенье, 3 апреля 2022 г., 18:48
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Высота: 61 м
- АвстралияRobinvale34°35’3” S 142°46’18” E
Day 29
3 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Distance 1082 / 2195
Next town Wemen
4 days ahead of schedule
An easy paddle into Robinvale caravan park this morning. Rest day tomorrow.
Robinvale is a soldier settlement town and a sister city toЧитать далее
ПутешественникI wonder how a town like Robinvale becomes a sister city to a famous place in France? Feeling relieved you have a gas canister again- or hopefully a couple! Hope the rain stays away. Not tempted by a cabin I see!
ПутешественникYes. I did wonder about that myself. I can only assume a lot of the soldier settlers here fought at V-B. Interestingly the population of Robinvale at about 8,000 is greater than V-B. Enough gas now hopefully to last to around Murray Bridge. And, yes, it is starting to get cold if not rainy. Had my thermals on, beanie and lap rug making my tea this morning!
ПутешественникApparently the two towns (Robinvale & Villers-Bretonneux) are of similar size and both rely on horticulture as their main economic activity. The relationship was inspired by the death of Lieutenant Robin Cuttle MC, resident of Robinvale, killed near Villers-Bretonneux in 1918 during the First World War. Interesting to discover the origin of the town’s name: “His family renamed their new settlement on the Murray – Robinvale (vale Robin)”.
Robinvale is the home of Australia's largest pistachio processing plant. March-April is harvest - you may find some fresh (unsalted) pistachios in the local shops - well worth looking for. [Eileen]
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- День 32
- вторник, 5 апреля 2022 г., 17:01
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Высота: 57 м
- АвстралияSwan Hill34°43’25” S 142°41’52” E
Day 31
5 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Distance 1120 / 2195
Next town Wemen
3 days ahead of schedule
A quiet rest day in Robinvale yesterday, with a bit of kayak maintenance and cleaning, and lots of lazing around. Had some nice chatsЧитать далее
Hi Mark, Glad to see the trip is going well, halfway home. Your not far from my annual camping spot in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, there's a big pump station along there which feeds the inland Hattah Lakes, very impressive. Keep an eye out for a couple of White bellied sea eagles which live along that stretch. Cheers Shane G [Shane G]
ПутешественникHi Shane. Hope you're well. I can see why you would travel so far to get to this area. Quite spectacular. I have seen a few sea eagles along the way, usually in pairs, and in fact there were a couple of them in the stretch near Hattah Lakes. Love the way the soar high in the sky criss crossing the river.
ПутешественникHi Eileen. Although the river is a constant, the banks (and what's on them) are ever changing which always makes for an interesting day!
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- День 33
- среда, 6 апреля 2022 г., 17:18
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Высота: 44 м
- АвстралияMildura Shire34°43’12” S 142°30’47” E
Day 32
6 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Distance 1161/ 2195
Next town Mildura
3 days ahead of schedule
Another peaceful day on the river. Very few boats, but quite a few campers who are always on the Victorian side of the river where thereЧитать далее
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- День 34
- четверг, 7 апреля 2022 г., 17:02
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Высота: 47 м
- АвстралияColignan34°32’38” S 142°24’27” E
Day 33
7 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Distance 1215 / 2195
Next town Mildura
3 days ahead of schedule
I think this stretch of the river is probably the best I have been through so far. Wide, a nice gentle current, very few people, lotsЧитать далее
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Pied butcherbird we think. Beautiful song and the size of a blackbird? 32-36cm on watercourses.
ПутешественникThanks Michele. That sounds right. Always good to learn something new.
ПутешественникGoat meat for prisons?! I do like a goat curry but not sure if they do that in prisons (and not keen to find out). It was in the paper today how low the water allowance is for SA - not that you are there yet. A fraction of what we are meant to have.
ПутешественникThe sentiment up here is that why should all that water be allowed to evaporate off Lake Alexandrina, and what's left flow out to sea. It's a difficult to counter that argument. Solution? Change Lake Alexandrina back to tidal as it wasbefore the barrages were put in??
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- День 35
- пятница, 8 апреля 2022 г., 17:50
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Высота: 46 м
- АвстралияMindook Creek34°24’15” S 142°21’13” E
Day 34
8 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Distance 1254/ 2195
Next town Mildura
3 days ahead of schedule
More people on the riverbank today, always on the Victorian (public access) side. Not sure if this is because it’s a Friday or maybe aЧитать далее
Путешественник6pm bed time? You must be in wine conservation mode😂. Still loving the photos and envious of the serenity.
ПутешественникYep. Usually in bed before sunset as there's not much to do apart from read or listen to music. So basically 12 hours in the tent. 8 hours broken sleep, 4 hours tossing and turning! Onto the cask wine after the rum ran out. 2.5 glass limit between 4.30pm and 6pm. Works well!
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- День 36
- суббота, 9 апреля 2022 г., 17:33
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Высота: 43 м
- АвстралияMonak34°18’1” S 142°14’2” E
Day 35
9 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Distance 1294 / 2195
Next town Mildura
4 days ahead of schedule
Even more people and boats around today. If this is what it's like on a weekend I can't imagine what Easter will be like. HopefullyЧитать далее
ПутешественникYes good timing to get to Mildura before Easter I would think. Lucky (not really luck!) you are 4 days ahead of schedule. Stefanos has a nice casual restaurant you might want to try. You are going so well! Dave Hicks is really enjoying your blog too.
ПутешественникThanks Michele. No luck with Stefanos but still enjoying the culinary delights of a country pub!
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- День 37
- воскресенье, 10 апреля 2022 г., 17:37
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Высота: 47 м
- АвстралияOrnamental Lakes Park34°10’53” S 142°10’10” E
Day 36
10 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Distance 1320 / 2195
Next town Wentworth
4 days ahead of schedule
A long, but interesting morning paddle into Mildura. Lots of activity on the river with high speed skiers, a multitude of houseboatsЧитать далее
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- День 38
- понедельник, 11 апреля 2022 г., 20:16
- 🌙 23 °C
- Высота: 47 м
- АвстралияOrnamental Lakes Park34°10’54” S 142°10’10” E
Day 37
11 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Distance 1320 / 2195
Next town Wentworth
3 days ahead of schedule
An interesting day traipsing around Mildura. Rio Vista, WB Chaffeys house built in the 1880's was a highlight, together with my bigЧитать далее
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- День 39
- вторник, 12 апреля 2022 г., 18:11
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Высота: 39 м
- АвстралияJunction Island34°6’44” S 141°54’53” E
Day 38
12 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Distance 1375/ 2195
Next town Old Customs House
4 days ahead of schedule
Made it from Mildura to Wentworth today after taking advantage of a "cutting" where the river has found a new shorter courseЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou must have thought you had some friends for a while with all the single man tents😂
ПутешественникYeah, it was weird that there so many tents and no people. Amazing to think that people would drive all the way up here from Melbourne just to stake their claim!
ПутешественникBet your glad your not in Mildura for Easter. Could you ever get tired of those red cliffs. And that River red gum, stunning. xx
ПутешественникWondering whether I should apply for a job with National Geographic as a photographer!!
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- День 40
- среда, 13 апреля 2022 г., 16:57
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Высота: 36 м
- АвстралияWentworth34°6’9” S 141°41’12” E
Day 39
13 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Distance 1410 / 2195
Next town Old Customs House
4 days ahead of schedule
Had a look around Wentworth this morning. There are signs of it once having been a thriving town, but it seems well past itsЧитать далее
Sounds like Quorn. We found that it had over a million army personnel pass through by rail during the war. You wouldn't know it now though. Looking forward to joining you soon [John H]
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- День 41
- четверг, 14 апреля 2022 г., 16:10
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Высота: 38 м
- АвстралияNeds Corner Island34°12’42” S 141°31’17” E
Day 40
14 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Distance 1447 / 2195
Next town Old Customs House
3 days ahead of schedule
The Easter buildup is in full swing with lots of cars and caravans already set up on the riverbank. Thankfully they are allЧитать далее
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- День 42
- пятница, 15 апреля 2022 г., 17:41
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Высота: 27 м
- АвстралияNeds Corner34°8’14” S 141°19’29” E
Day 41
15 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Distance 1486 / 2195
Next town Old Custons House
3 days ahead of schedule
Happy Easter to all! I hope you’re making the most of this beautiful autumn weather. Had a nice, unexpected chat with theЧитать далее
ПутешественникHappy Easter Mark. Your making good progress. Photos and stories are great to see each day. Keep it up.
ПутешественникGreat photo. Reminds me of the painting “Evening shadows” in the Art Gallery of SA except your photo was taken in the morning. Couldn’t seem to post the painting in the comments section for comparison so you’ll have to Google it!
ПутешественникHappy Easter Mark from Point Turton - yes amazing Easter weather - loving all your photos x
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- День 43
- суббота, 16 апреля 2022 г., 16:36
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Высота: 30 м
- АвстралияRenmark Paringa34°3’40” S 141°9’5” E
Day 42
16 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Distance 1523 / 2195
Next town Old Customs House
3 days ahead of schedule
Another beautiful autumn day with sunny skies and light winds. I have been so lucky with the weather, but I think that mayЧитать далее
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- День 44
- воскресенье, 17 апреля 2022 г., 17:58
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Высота: 25 м
- АвстралияNelwood33°57’58” S 140°57’30” E
Day 43
17 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Distance 1571 / 2195
Next town Renmark
4 days ahead of schedule
Tough day today with 42kms into a north westerly headwind. I was determined to make it to Old Customs House on the SA border for aЧитать далее
ПутешественникDevil’s elbow looks stunning as do those cliffs! Over the border and onto the final stretch. I’ve been reading “Endurance” which is the story of what happened to Shackleton and his crew after their ship was crushed by ice and sank in Antarctica in 1915. I’ll lend it to you when you are back and you won’t feel so bad about your flat air mattress!
ПутешественникYes, it's a pretty inspiring story. You may have already heard it, but Richard Fidler interviewed Tim Jarvis who retraced Shackleton's trip. Really great interview, and certainly puts my minor woes into perspective! Tim J is a friend of Judith and Peter Hibbert btw.
ПутешественникMight be able to repair it with a bike tube repair kit? Supposedly those mats are indestructible but at least it's gotten some good use by now
ПутешественникI'm not sure whether a patch for rubber would work. There is a camping store in Berri so hopefully I can get something there. In the interim I bought a cheap at Big W ($7.50 would you believe). Weighs a ton and takes 10 minutes to blow up, but it does the job. Yes, it will be great to catch up around Mannum for a couple of days paddling.
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- День 46
- вторник, 19 апреля 2022 г., 08:25
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Высота: 6 м
- АвстралияHunchee Island34°3’31” S 140°48’37” E
Day 44
19 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
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- День 46
- вторник, 19 апреля 2022 г., 19:04
- 🌙 15 °C
- Высота: 22 м
- АвстралияCauseway Island34°10’41” S 140°46’4” E
Day 44 / 45
19 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Distance 1640 / 2195
Next town Berri
4 days ahead of schedule
A brutal day today with 5 1/2 hours non stop paddling just to get the 33kms into Renmark. 25km/h head winds most of the way, a steepЧитать далее
ПутешественникOh that is tedious and depressing. Not sure what a steep chop is but it doesn't sound good! Choppy water I presume. Pub meals for breakfast lunch and dinner might be the go!
ПутешественникYes, choppy water has lots of small steep waves close together. Typical of what you see down at Goolwa on a windy day.
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- День 47
- среда, 20 апреля 2022 г., 17:23
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Высота: 7 м
- АвстралияCauseway Island34°10’41” S 140°46’4” E
Day 46
20 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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 theЧитать далее
ПутешественникNice looking town. Breakfast looks amazing too. How many of the 20 taps did you try out. Not far to go now 🏁
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- День 48
- четверг, 21 апреля 2022 г., 17:31
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Высота: 1 м
- АвстралияMartin Bend Reserve34°17’23” S 140°37’50” E
Day 47
21 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Distance 1678 / 2195
Next town Berri
2 days ahead of schedule
A nice paddle today between Renmark and Berri. Nice and quiet, wide river and interesting cliffs.
Went through Lock 5 this morningЧитать далее
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- День 49
- пятница, 22 апреля 2022 г., 17:21
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Высота: 2 м
- АвстралияMedea Island34°26’5” S 140°34’43” E
Day 48
22 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Distance 1715 / 2195
Next town Moorook
2 days ahead of schedule
Another nice quiet day on the river with very few boats or people. Had a chat along the river with 2 couples in their early seventiesЧитать далее
ПутешественникFood source may be? Remember the scene from “Raising Arizona” - “When there were no Crawdad to be found, we ate sand”. “You ate sand?”. Actually I think it is cleaned so it can be used to mix with concrete etc
ПутешественникYes. That's right. It's washed to remove the silt and clay so they can use it in concrete batching. Use as a food source would be well down the list I imagine
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- День 50
- суббота, 23 апреля 2022 г., 17:43
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Высота: 20 м
- АвстралияYatco Lagoon34°18’39” S 140°22’56” E
Day 49
23 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Distance 1752 / 2195
Next town Cobdogla
2 days ahead of schedule
Really quiet again today on the river considering it is a long weekend, with only a group of 3 river cruisers seen all day. If youЧитать далее
ПутешественникWhat Cat Stevens song was he singing? It wasn’t ‘If you want to sing out, sing out’ by any chance?
Путешественник🤣🤣Sounds like a bad dream .Maybe a frustrated band member, not sure if he wants to play guitar drums or vocal! You might need a siesta today! Xxxx
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- День 51
- воскресенье, 24 апреля 2022 г., 18:11
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Высота: 2 м
- АвстралияWigley Flat34°10’20” S 140°14’45” E
Day 50
24 апреля 2022 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Distance 1791 / 2195
Next town Waikerie
2 days ahead of schedule
Lots of small towns in this area - New Residence, Moorook, Cobdogla, Kingston on Murray and Overland Corner. Called into Moorook toЧитать далее
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Amazing contraption that Humphrey pump. It looks like they finished doing the renovation on the shed. They wanted to upgrade the pump to make it work safely too but it might have been too costly.
ПутешественникFor the history affecianados amongst use there is an excellent video on it. Google "The Humphrey Pumps SA Water"
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It looks fast flowing
ПутешественникHmm interesting about the flies - we went to Cooper Creek about this time of year and the flies were shocking. Had to eat our lunch spooning mouthfuls under the fly net. Might be worth seeing if you can get a fly net at BB. This is so interesting Mark - we get to see the river without doing any of the work! Hang on to that phone though!