Tony
It’s a good
day weather-wise, any wind just coming across me and never causing me much
hassle. I catch a ghostly looking roo, I think it’s a ‘Big White’ - an albino
Big Red.
Some high cliffs
today and as I’m rounding Devlins Pound, all I can see up ahead is low land on
either side of a towering wall. It’s like coming to a dead end… the Murray
can’t stop here, there’s still 400 km to go! At the last minute, with the cliff
high in front of me, the river opens up and I follow the 90-degree turn heading
west.
I get a call
from my brother – I’ve gotta say thanks to my wife, Susan, and all of my
family, you’ve been great - your regular contact and encouragement always gives
me a lift and a boost to my paddle power!
A couple of
days ago next to our caravan park site in Loxton there was a tree called The
Tree of Knowledge which had plaques on it marking flood levels over the years.
Today, I come across a cliff of knowledge with similar markings – boy, was it
high in 1990 and 1993!
Distance paddled: 49 km
Pan
Capture a nice
sunrise over Lake Bonney Riverland as I’m driving Tony to the start point on
the west side of lock 3. On the way back to the caravan park I take a look at
Napper’s Ruins, the remains of a hotel built in 1859 by William Parnell, bought
by William Napper in 1863 and known as Lake Bonney Hotel.
In the
evening, we join the Barmera Lions Club for some great home-cooked grub at the
RSL hall and get an insight into their operations as they go about their
monthly meeting – it’s great to see them in action and hear about all the
projects they’re involved in. There’s also a bunch of jokes to finish – a brilliant
way to end the night! It’s a shame we never got to sample the doughnuts they make
and sell at events from their funkily decorated van - I hear they draw people
from far and wide to get ‘the best doughnuts in South Australia’! Thanks for
entertaining us and donating to the cause, Barmera Lions!
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