There have been a few queries about when I will begin paddling again. The current plan is to start again in Mildura in late May 2022. Why not start earlier? Well, as I have previously mentioned (on numerous occasions), I don’t like paddling in Summer, so I am going to wait until the cooler months. …
So this will probably be the last post for a while. I just got home to Sydney, after 2 days of driving (via Mum and Dad’s place in Binalong), and I am now joining the rest of Sydney in lockdown (which just got extended for another week). It is really nice to be home with …
The sixth and final (for a few months) paddle leg of the Summit to Sea journey down the Murray River from Robinvale to Mildura. I have been denied entry into South Australia, so I am heading back to Sydney and will have to resume the paddle in September or October. Day 41 – 44km – …
This post is for 3 days because I had poor mobile service and my laptop ran out of power (and posting on the phone is way too painful). Day 44 – Remote to Nangiloc From: Somewhere in the bushTo: Somewhere near NangilocDistance: 35kmTotal Distance Travelled: 1519kmDistance to Go: 958km This morning was a beautiful misty …
Day 42 – Somewhere to Somewhere From: Somewhere in the bushTo: Somewhere on a beachDistance: 40kmTotal Distance Travelled: 1452kmDistance to Go: 1037km Not really much to report about today’s paddle. It was long and slow. I honestly don’t remember much of it because I was in the zone of listening to an audiobook. The river …
From: RobinvaleTo: Somewhere in the bushDistance: 44kmTotal Distance Travelled: 1412kmDistance to Go: 1077km Today was the beginning of the next leg of the paddle, from Robinvale to Mildura. There isn’t any towns or caravan parks between Robinvale and Mildura, so I will be camping remotely on various bends in the river for the next 5 …
The fifth paddle leg of the Summit to Sea journey down the Murray River from Swan Hill to Robinvale. Day 34 – 43km – Swan Hill to Nyah Day 35 – 55km – Nyah to Goodnight Day 36 – 28km – Goodnight to Piambie Day 37 – 41km – Piambie to Boundary Bend Day 38 …
Day 38 – Boundary Bend to Somewhere From: Boundary BendTo: SomewhereDistance: 47kmTotal Distance Travelled: 1328kmDistance to Go: 1180km This will probably be the shortest blog post yet because not a huge amount happened today. It was just a day of paddling. Before going to bed last night, I got everything I could packed in the …
From: PiambieTo: Boundary BendDistance: 41kmTotal Distance Travelled: 1281kmDistance to Go: 1227km Today was a tough day of paddling but there were a couple of big highlights. Even though the skies cleared up last night before I went to bed, at around midnight it started to rain again. It only lasted a few hours, but it …
From: GoodnightTo: Piambie State ForestDistance: 28kmTotal Distance Travelled: 1240kmDistance to Go: 1274km There is not really a huge amount to say about today other than it rained. It rained a lot. The rain started at around 5.30am and has been going all day. Packing up the gear this morning was fine because everything was protected …