Day 6, Cobram – Tocumwal, 17 October

It was a much milder morning but by the time I got on the water at 7am it was overcast and the wind was picking up, I didn’t much fancy fighting the wind again but I wanted to get going. There was a slight soreness in my shoulders but they do feel like they’re getting used to the punishment now so they should be good from now!

 
 

The river is slowing and there’s not as much meandering. It’s still windy and the waves were a foot high breaking over the kayak. It was a good run though, reached the end point quicker than expected, shame we missed each other at our planned location, Green Beach, for a break.

Tomorrow night I’ll be camping by the river by myself as there are no access points for Pan to meet me riverside. I’ve packed my kayak with a tent and food to see me through. I’ll have so much time on my hands as I won’t have to do all the work that useless pom is meant to be doing (only kidding!), so I reckon I’ll be able to finish recording my expedition anthem onto my phone, singing out loud to myself as I wade down my beloved river Murray!

 

Pan’s notes

Once Tony had set off this morning, I had a dip in the river, nice and sandy right to the middle of the stream and not quite as cold as I thought it’d be – a good refreshing wake-up call though! I was busy writing the blog for a while and I ended up arriving late to meet Tony for lunch at Green Beach - when I got there it was more difficult to drive through the parkland than expected. I took the plunge pulling the caravan through a big puddle and had some hairy moments taking it through 4WD territory, sending groceries in the caravan everywhere – carnage! Unfortunately I was too late by the time I found the right spot and Tony had passed by earlier.

I caught up with him at Tocumwal and all was fine, we parked up on Apex Beach, right next to a koala in a redgum. Tony said it was only about the fifth koala he’s seen in the wild so he was as happy to see it as I was, and it was funny to hear it grunting like a pig later on while we were eating over the campfire.

 

 

 

 

 

Met the nice folks at the Terminus Hotel, which has original stained glass windows and sketches on the walls, including a couple of walls mapping the river – a place full of character! Thanks for entering our raffle and helping us out, guys.