Summit to Sea
Day 24From: Picnic PointTo: Bama (Murray Valley NP)Distance: 50kmDistance to Go: 1734km Today was a lovely day. The paddling was very enjoyable and the weather was fantastic (almost too hot). Last night, after a nice dinner at the Timbercutter Cafe/Bar, I joined a nice couple of families from Echuca for a couple of beers around …
From: Honeymoon BendTo: Mathoura (Picnic Point)Distance: 45kmDistance to Go: 1788km This morning was cold. As I was lying in my sleeping back I looked at the weather on my phone and saw that it was -4 degrees. It took all my will power (and the need for the bathroom) to get up and start packing …
From: WoperanaTo: Honeymoon BendDistance: 45kmDistance to Go: 1824km Knowing that today was going to potentially be a long day, I woke up early (around 5am) and started getting things packed up. I wanted to be on the water early to allow enough time to paddle the planned 48km and allow enough time to find a …
From: 1904 BeachTo: WoperanaDistance: 35kmDistance to Go: 1869km It rained a fair bit last night. Fortunately the tarp that I put up over the tent worked really well and the tent was completely dry this morning. I did have to get up at around 10.30pm to adjust the tarp slightly because it was pooling water …
From: Near BaroogaTo: 1904 BeachDistance: 39kmDistance to Go: 1904km I am back on the river! After my abrupt extraction from the river last week due to the Victorian snap lockdown, I am now back and paddling again. For the last 5 days I have been hanging out at my parents place at Binalong (about 400km …
Well this was the beginning of the 3rd paddle leg (Yarrawonga to Echuca) of the Summit to Sea 2021 journey down the Murray River. Things did not quite end up as expected.
From: YarrawongaTo: Near BaroogaDistance: 42kmDistance to Go: 1945km Today started off so well. I got up early and walked into town (about 1km) to visit the bakery and Yarrawonga’s excellent coffee shop (Harduck Coffee Co.). I figured since these places were open at 6.30am I might as well have a good breakfast before starting my …
The beginning of the paddle leg of the Summit to Sea journey down the Murray River. Day 14 – 56km – Albury to Doolans Bend Day 15 – 60km – Doolans Bend to Corowa Day 16 – 34km – Corowa to Collendina Day 17 – 40km – Collendina to Yarrawonga (7km of which were on …
From: CollendinaTo: YarrawongaDistance: 37kmDistance to Go: 1987km This river is truly crazy. Every day has a different adventure and today was epic. Today was all about crossing Lake Mulwala and getting to Yarrawonga. I managed to get a brief moment of phone reception last night and saw that a front was expected to come through …
From: CorowaTo: CollendinaDistance: 34kmDistance to Go: 2046km Note: This is posted a day late because I had no internet. I think I found my mojo today. After a couple of days of being a bit down about the lack of water in the river, I decided this morning to suck it up and just start …