Days 61 & 62: Mannum

On day 61, we started early and discovered we had already paddled 40 kms the day before and had only a little ways to go to Mannum. We reached there in the morning, but it being Saturday, we weren't able to get to the lbrary. It is a good thing the local club had a computer with free internet in the bar (where I am now... on day 62).

Mannum is a pleasant town and much bigger than the others we have been passing through with over 2000 inhabitants. Unfortunately no Telstra and no Flight Center, so I have not yet bought my onward tickets or charged the phone. But we did manage to post ads on Gumtree and the Trading Post to sell the kayaks.

In a few minutes, we hope to have lunch and be off to the last town on our paddle. Murray Bridge. Only 38 kms on the river from here, we will have an easy paddle with some tonight and the rest tomorrow morning. I think both of us are getting anxious to finish, but also worried about what we will do after we have no more paddling to do.

More from Murray Bridge tomorrow or the next day.