Day 25 Stage 1 to Mildura

1070 kilometres from the mouth.

Passed through the Euston lock at 10 without much trouble except that the exit was pretty turbulent just outside the gate. 
Seemed a lot of water coming over the weir and I could see it in the current.  Reaches continuing to get bigger. 
Less snags but rock shelves and sand bars.  Some of the rock shelves would be dangerous to larger boats and houseboats.
Drifted past a family of kangaroos.  They were about five meters away.  They were doing the “if we keep really still he won’t see us” thing.  And the big one had the look on its face to match.
The wind was south easterly and strong at times.  I started to try tacking with the sail and it worked but I’m not sure how efficient it is compared to just paddling up the reach.  Certainly more fun. I can get it up to about 30 to 40 degrees off the wind.

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Camp for tonight.  Just short of Wemen.  No the camera isn’t on an angle.  I’ll have to haul myself up the bank during the night. 

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A little over 9 and a half hours on the water.
Phone is working here but is marginal and chewing up battery.

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