Backward Down the Murray

Given the time and scale of the trip, it's not something you can just do, it has to be planned. River Facts http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/ The Murray is the third longest navigable river in the world, after the Amazon and Nile The Murray River is the world's 16th-longest river with a t otal length of 2520 kilometres from its source in the Upper Murray and the Kosciusko National Park The Murray is continuously navigable for 1986 kilometres from Goolwa to Yarrawonga It spans three states - Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia The river has 4 major dams, 16 storage weirs and 15 navigable locks Is the major domestic water supply for over 1.5 million households Along with its tributaries, the Murray is part of the third largest water catchment on earth The Murray has the worlds largest redgum forest and ibis rookery on its banks Boat Setup So I have a boat that has been built to be used on Lake Macquarie, the previous owner built the boat and used it for ex...

  Camping So the plan is to row 2,200km's, divide that by 70 days = so about 36km's per days with a few rest days thrown in. Where can you sleep and eat on the Murray every 36km's? It should be easy to get an answer as to what the rules are for camping along the Murray but it's not. In general, the river is in NSW, the banks on the NSW side are generally privately owned but there are some  designated spots.   The general rule in Victoria is that camping is allowed within 2 chains of the river but there are places where camping is not allowed, it was safe to head to an area marked as Murray river Reserve. Most of the towns along the way had caravan parks on or near the water. Most of these also had cabins if you want to lash out. South Australia is a bit problematic trying to work out what is private property and what isn't. Some is obvious, other spots not so. The good thing is that the distances allow you to go from one town to another in a day or with caravan park...

  The boat has four air tight compartments, one at the bow, one at stern, two either end of the cockpit with inspection hatches, nothing is stored in these. Things got re-arranged during the voyage so that little required things are stored at the back of the boat, camping gear is in the cockpit due to both size and for quick access for setting up camp and daily required items at the front of the boat. Cockpit Cockpit Floor Cockpit Front Cockpit Right Cockpit Left Cockpit Rear Front Hatch Rear Deck Rear Hatch

I posted each day of my trip on Facebook. I worked out pretty quickly that it's not easy typing while sitting in a tent. Additionally, internet coverage was a bit hit and miss. The process I ended up adopting was to write up my post, transfer it to my phone via messenger, upload photos to Facebook and add the post as comments. Often this was done a few days at a time when I was at a caravan park using a table in the camp kitchen.   Day: 1 Date: Sunday 6/03/2022 Start: 36°05'06.8"S 147°00'03.9"E Finish: 36°05'15.7"S 146°53'21.9"E Distance: 29.3 Accumulated Distance: 29.3 Rowing Time: 3:33:37 Accommodation: Cabin Dinner: Pizza takeaway from Albury, the dough was a bit thick The day before, my brother drove me and the boat with wife for support from Norwood in SA to Howlong in NSW where we'd booked for four nights. As always, it took us a while to get going with a trip to the shops but eventually we made it to the boat ramp at the base...