A very hot and humid night meant we did not get a lot of sleep. Part of the problem was that the temperature of the ground felt like it stayed at 40 for a long time, but making the bed and tent feel like a sauna. The temperature was not to bad when we had to get up at 6:30.
Another lovely sunrise with red reflections on the clouds which have been hanging around. The humidity is certainly up a lot and although the temperature is much lower than the 40+ degrees of the last 3 weeks it still feels hot. The clouds are taking the sting of the sun away, another welcome relief.
The water flow is better than we expected and by mid morning we arrive in Loxton. Very nice town that has been well set up for visitors. A quick trip to the bakery for morning tea, or early lunch
After leaving Loxton the head wind that we had coming into town has turned into a tail wind going out of town. Our travelling direction has again turned NE after our short SE stint from Renmark.
We stop for a quick chat with two guys maintaining one of the many salinity measuring stations we have seen in the river. What a great job this would be. These stations regularly measure salinity, water flow, and water temperature and transmit the information back to a central point.
We head for Moorook which, to our surprise, has a public camping area on the river bank, a take-away shop, and a "club". Another lovely town that has made visitors welcome.
Tony and I go to the club for dinner and spend time chatting to some locals. One guy was pretty happy with the $10m almond crop he had just finished harvesting.
It has now started to spit and tonight is a cooler night so I am sure we will all catch up on some sleep.
A wild orchid, I think. These are growing on a very dry beach.
One of the long wide straights from today. We are seeing more of these. This one is called the Seven Mile Straight.
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