So much can change in one week. A couple of days ago we had very hot nights and last night it was very cool, cold for Thomo. Jumpers on for breakfast and into the boats. Yesterday I was using the water to cool myself and now I am using it to warm up my feet and hands.
Good paddle again today as we pass more sand bars and big red cliffs. The scenery is stunning as usual. We knew the flow in the river would slow and just after we round a huge red cliff corner we can feel the start of the water backing up from the lock at Mildura, 50km away.
The day is going well with cooler temperatures due to the southerly blowing. This is also giving us a good tail wind, most of the time. Now that we are into the backed up water the scenery changes dramatically. Lots of dead trees on the banks with dry dusty soil. We are now in the worst scenery we have had all trip. The best part of the afternoon is the red cliffs of Red Cliffs and the thousands of Corellas that we disturbed as we round a bend. There was birds every where. They were playing "how many birds can you squeeze into one tree".
We find it hard finding a camping spot because of the high water and lack of sand bars. Sarg finds an OK camp spot and we enjoy some dinner and watching the sun set. You just can not beat the sunsets and sun rises we get each day.
We are looking forward to the weekend in Mildura. The boys have already got the eating plan worked out, and yes it starts at KFC.
Thomo was looking forward to visiting Iraak. This paddle steamer was all we found. Thomo and I where our Arab hats which he thought was appropriate for Iraak.
The river near Mildura is almost like a lake and very wide.
Another sunset from our camp
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