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@@Whatiwantedwastaken thanks mate! Yep, they're useful for so many things... it's a waste to throw them out!

@ whilst probably not as useful for your canoe trips I make good re-use of the 1kg rectangular gravy buckets from Costco for my vehicle based camping. I discovered your channel whilst looking for inspiration for a Chowilla trip and my kids have been very much enjoying your Murray trip videos, with occasional interruptions from me as you pass places I’ve worked. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

😄 I don't have the patience for fishing I'm afraid, but I was very lucky to be gifted a couple of filleted Yellow-belly (aka Callop or Golden Perch) when I got further down the river by a keen fisherman I'd met on the river the day before 👍

G'day Miles. Yep, sure can! I did a whole video on just that question after I'd paddled 400kms of the Murrumbidgee... you can find it here: th-cam.com/video/kGWeKU6PUMY/w-d-xo.html

One day we'll make it happen Karts... for sure!

@@ralphhalwes3376 G'day Ralph. Yep, it's plenty waterproof... I've had mine in a few storms without a tarp over it, and I've been nice and dry inside. I use the tarp for a few reasons... 1. To blend into the environment a bit more, I.e. camouflage - this was the main reason I did it at picnic point, I didn't want to draw too much attention to myself. 2. To keep heavy dew from wetting the tent if I have to get up and away early. 3. To make it darker in the tent at night during full moon (otherwise it's like sleeping under a street light!) 4. For shade during summer, so I can sleep in past first light without my tent turning into a sauna 5. When it is due to rain it gives me somewhere dry to put my gearbags, and to sit and cook without getting wet... the awning the tarp creates makes camping in the rain a generally lovely experience because I can sit outside and watch the rain on the river... and know Incan pack up a dry tent in the morning! Packing up a wet tarp and a dry tent is much nicer than packing a soggy tent and then hoping it'll have time to dry before you put your gear in that night, because a scrunched up wet tent means a wet tent inside and out when you pull it out of the stuff sack... doesn't matter how waterproof your tent is, if you pack it up wet the water seeps everywhere through the tent. So yeah, my taiji tent is excellent, and has never leaked... they're a great tent. The benefits of a tarp over a tent, any tent, are always worth the painful exercise of putting it up each night I reckon... I rarely camp without a tarp over my tent now, no matter what the weather forecast is.

@@AmyOutdoors Thanks.

Thanks so much Ponch, much appreciated! The river locals really made my trip, for sure 💙 I'm looking forward to watching your latest River Dreams episode this weekend!

Cheers Nas, really appreciate that 👍

@@FreedomOnFoot thank you Chris! That's so kind of you, and means a lot mate 💙 I hope you've been well and have managed to fit in a few adventures since our Glenelg paddle 😊

@@jacqueline7118 thank you so much Jacqueline 💙 These long adventures certainly teach us a lot about ourselves and the kindness of others. I wish everyone had the opportunity to do at least one in their lifetime!

Cheers Toby! Unfortunately it's only 60m back from the river on the VIC side that you can legally camp on. NSW is private property all the way to the rivers edge, except in state forests, etc. And I prefer to err on the side of caution anyway... I will avoid annoying landholders if at all possible 😊

@@AmyOutdoors ok thanks for the correction 👍

Haha, cool, thanks Elly!

Thanks Ralph...and thanks for rewatching the SA Murray series too 😊 Just a little further to go 😉

Cheers Joe! Yep, doesn't matter that it was almost winter... icecream on an expedition must be enjoyed whenever possible!

Oh, that's so awesome Steve! What is your next section to paddle? And thanks mate, really appreciate your kind words 😊

@@AmyOutdoors we’ve done Border Cliffs down to Wellington so next will be Wentworth to Border Cliffs. Already booked a week off in September to do it. Happy paddling.

@stevebec11 😍 one of my favourite stretches! If you love the wild sections f thr river you'll love this week out there! I hope you get great weather for it.

😁 yep, finally! Thanks for thinking of me 😊

G'day mate, and cheers 😊 Hope you've been well... looks like you've been getting plenty of practice in on Sydney Harbour. Got another paddling expedition planned or is it all about the ballooning at the moment?

@@AmyOutdoors it's all about work and ballooning at the moment. I must be due for another mid-life crisis sometime. Need to finish the Bidgee at some point.

@auntymonkey01 haha, yep! No mid-life crisis for me this year though 😉 I need to finish the Bidgee one day too... should be a lot easier for me with a lighter boat now. Just got to get a few scratches on her before I subject her to that trip though 😆

That's so cool to hear, well done to all of you! If only I was still on the river! I finished this thru-paddle back in August 2021. It's just taken me a bloomin' long time to get a chance to edit my videos and post them! All the best for the rest of your journey... send me a message if you're keen to catch up as you pass through Renmark or Berri - if I'm in the Riverland at the time I'll try to meet you all for a yarn 👍

​@@AmyOutdoors sorry ... 3 years too late

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Hi Amy. Hope you are well. My brother and I are still paddling the Murray and are camped near Wentworth tonight with the intention of getting to Renmark on the 20th for a rest day the following day. We would be in Berri on the 22nd. Not sure where you are located but I am just exploring whether you are interested in a catch up on one of those nights. Hope it works out. Regards, Michael

Hi Michael, and great to hear you and your brother managed to keep going! I hope your journey so far has been all you hoped it would be 🤞 Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to meet up this coming weekend 🙁 I'll be in Adelaide. Bummer! I hope the Riverland hospitality lives up to its name for you both while you're there 💙

Thanks so much Greg 😊, so kind of you! Hopefully the next episode won't take quite so long to finish 🤞

Haha, thanks Stephanie 💙 glad to hear you enjoyed it too!

😊 thanks for thinking of me mate, glad you enjoyed the ep!

G'day Paul, thanks for dropping by! Hope you enjoy it when you get a chance 💙

G'day Jon, great to hear from you again! You still getting out there for an occasional paddle too? Cheers mate, hooroo!

@@AmyOutdoors I haven't been out for a paddle in a while, but I finally started back hiking (lightly) last week. It's been almost 3 years since Covid almost took me out and It feels great to get out. I still have my canoe and I hope to put it in the water soon. Cheers!

So glad to hear your getting back out in the outdoors again Jon. It sounds like you really took a hit, I'm sorry to hear that!

Cheers mate 👍

Thanks Amy, couldn't have come at a better time, this is exactly the next stage of the Murray we're planning on doing. Morning glory resort in Moama to Torumburry weir. Cheers Peter

Ah, it's a lovely section Peter... I'm sure you will love it! Lots of nice new sand bars along the way now too, thanks to the flood 👍

@@EllyDarkSky thanks!

@@EllyDarkSky it sure is, that really is my happy place!

@@EllyDarkSky thanks Elly!

We sure did have great conditions! Very blessed indeed 💙 MRX8 is coming very soon 😊 I had planned to release it in a batch with MRX9 and MRX10, but I dont know when I'm going to get a chance to edit this other 2 eps in the near future... so keep an eye out 👀

Thanks so much! It was a brilliant expedition 😊

Thanks mate, it's a beautiful little pocket of Oz 💙

Cheers 👍 Which song are you referring to?

Wow, thank you so much Graeme! That's very kind of you to say 🙂 I hope you do find your perfect vessel... when you do it's like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

😊 that's so kind of you, thanks Graeme! A trip down the river in any form is one worth doing, and each will have their benefits... I'd love to do it in a houseboat one day 🤞 I hope you make your trip happen one day, all the best 👍

G'day! Yes you got that right... gotta love a canoe for a huge gear load out! I don't carry a chair on solo canoe camping trips anymore... I spend all day in a comfy chair in my canoe (the OT Next's seat is just so bloomin' comfortable!), so when I get to camp it's just more convenient to sit in the doorway of my tent on the little butt-sized piece of yoga mat which is on top of one of the small tarps I use as a verandah mat for the tent... because everything is within easy reach!

@@AmyOutdoors fair enough . happy paddling

Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it! Yes, the new canoe glides beautifully! Love a good pub meal too!

G'day David, thanks for the comment! It's always lovely to hear that folks find my videos enjoyable 💙 I'm also glad you've been able to reminisc your own journeys along the river. I do love my rivertime! Cheers 👍

Yes, bummer!

I think your 6kms an hour explanation covers my question. ❤

@@SmashTheAdventure thanks for checking out my videos 😊 Yep, speed will depend where on the Murray you are... upper reaches have faster current which slows down to very little current once you're in SA.

That's the narrowest it gets. A rear view mirror would be a good idea through there I think

Thanks Anja. As hard as it was to pull the camera out at those low moments I knew it would tell the story more fully and give anyone watching a better understanding of what it's really like to do this trip. There are so many amazing moments you could easily fill a few hours telling those good-news stories and give the impression that it's all rainbows and unicorns, but the hard moments are what makes this journey so memorable and helps us grow in the end.

Awesome! It definitely worth doing 👌 I carried 13L of water during autumn/winter which would last me a week or so. My tent is a 3F UL Taiji 😊

actually I usually carried 16L of water... I forgot to include what my smaller 1L bottles could carry, lol

Any more handy hits need all the help I can get lol

It's a zempire monstamat 😊

aww shucks, thanks mate! Definitely my prefered way to enjoy the river and it's nature 😊The milo sachets came from one of the asian grocers in Adelaide a few years ago. I managed to find some in Robinvale when I was there a couple of years ago too... but they're rare as hens teeth unfortunately.