Day 7 - Back on the river!

Somewhat reluctantly after a relaxing morning of fishing it was time get back in the drivers seat and get moving once again. This evening I only intended on travelling to Bundalong (approximately 20km). The Everglades upstream of Lake Mulwala are a mess of channels and wetlands and I had worried I may struggle to navigate through her on the following day. Furthermore, Lake Mulwala is a drowned forest and full of large snags. On the short stint in to Bundalong I suddenly encountered significantly more boat traffic. In fact, it was the first time on the entire journey I had to cross the wake of a moving craft. Just upstream of Bundalong I came across 6 blokes in 3 tinnies hooning around. Was a little concerned about being swamped but managed to get some good local knowledge from them regarding camping grounds around Bundalong. This was extremely useful as the river banks in that area were generally covered in thick vegetation with very few sand bars. I had been making best efforts to avoid camping close to towns but in this case it was the only practical option. In the end Bundalong was a very sleepy town and apart from the sound of dogs barking and distant street lights it was a reasonably peaceful nights sleep.

Another nights camping along the Murray River

Sunset on the Murray

Serenity on the river

Current location