After leaving Tocumwal, the kayaks were so overpacked that we had to pull over to the side of the river and repack. Dirk actually had water splashing up over the back of the kayak and collecting in the space where the bags were strapped.
At the riverside, while waiting for me to update the blog, Dirk also met some fellow "river rats", a couple travelling in a tinnie (Oz-speak for small aluminum motorboat with a 25 horsepower engine... well, that or a can of VB beer). These travellers were also travelling from Albury to the mouth of the river... or as far as their tinnie would take them. They are able to travel a little faster than us at about 40-55 km per day. I wonder if they are living it up in Swan Hill right now (this update comes from Echuca).
At the riverside, while waiting for me to update the blog, Dirk also met some fellow "river rats", a couple travelling in a tinnie (Oz-speak for small aluminum motorboat with a 25 horsepower engine... well, that or a can of VB beer). These travellers were also travelling from Albury to the mouth of the river... or as far as their tinnie would take them. They are able to travel a little faster than us at about 40-55 km per day. I wonder if they are living it up in Swan Hill right now (this update comes from Echuca).
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