1460 kilometres from the mouth.
Intended to leave at daylight but got delayed. The wheels worked well down to the ramp but the sides dragged in the water when in travel mode. So I had to go back and raise them up a bit. I just stuck the spare paddles under them for now.
Paddled for 3 hours with a break even hour for water and some food. Some fishermen but quiet, very quiet. Heaps of snags and pretty narrow at times. Moving into sheep country.
Got out at 3 hours for lunch and a stretch. While eating my lunch a small modified half cabin sailing boat came putting along with an outboard. The navigator was sitting up the front in a camping chair with the maps in his lap. Great idea. Just stop, eat and sleep. They were heading for Mildura.
For the next six hours I got out once about 30 minutes from camp. I could see the campsite on the map and was hoping to make it and did. Good timing as it was just dark when everything was done.
Got the magnificent machine through the mud and up an improvised ramp to the camp with the wheels.
Had two periods of pain, just at the end of the day and the 3rd hour in the morning.
Good to be in the tent, heaps of mosquitoes.
50 k to Swan Hill tomorrow.

Sounds like a pretty full on day, looks pretty isolated there. How’s the current running? Did you get to use the sail at all today? I saw that Henry got in touch, I passed on your blog address after our last trip, thought he already had it. Hope tomorrow is a bit easier, at least it isn’t raining😄
cheers Rob 0414 399 954
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Was able to paddle for most of the day without pain. So hopefully muscles are getting used to the work. It’s large property country with massive pumps on the river. The current is about 3k in a few narrow and shallow places but generally it’s slow to 1 k and less. I used the sail but it was only effective for about 10 minutes of the day. The rain is interesting. I saw a science report. We are in El nine till August. Cool and dry for se Australia. Yes, good to hear from Henry.
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