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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2008
Wet wet Swan Hill
okay - this one is coming liv from me from Swan Hill. The keyboardd is public, so excus the spelling for the keys at are stiky!
Firstly aa big thanks to Barbara aand Phillip of Swan Hill Riverside Caaravan Park forr putting me up for the night at no cost. Theey are lovely people and i am so excited to hav an actual bed for the night - i have been sleeping so poorly the last few weeks.
When i woke up his morning it was raining. Nothing i can do about that, it was onlyy a drizzle anyway. then it started raining -- and it neveer stopped. The region up here had 15 mm of rain today and i paddled for 8 hours in it, absolutelyy dreenched the bone. Just for fun, for most of he day i hd a ffieercee head wind - YEEAH!!!!
But i made it, 70km's in miserabll conditions (funnily eenough thy dont agee everyone up here is so excited o see ain again). Steve leaves mee today aand goes hom o adelaide (itts his wedding anniversary tomorrow sso btter he ggo hom and not be in the bad books) and i wll be by myself for the next week. so iff you want to kill me in he sileence of the night, now is your best opporunity.
nohing exciting to repor, reallyy wet, gtting sore, especially my lleft shoulder and my fngers but nothing is going to stop me geting to the goolwa bridge. I heard from Gemma yesterday so that really got me going - i am glad to report she sshouldd b home by Chriisttmas - she i such an angel andd her family deserve nohing butt good fortune from here on.
Apart from the shittty maattress, the sore shoulder and fingers, and tthe endless paddling i really am having a great time, seeing the most wwonderful countryy side, and livviing a dream.
If someone has Jennifer Hawkins number can you ask her to meet me at the next town for a massage. that would be nice. really really nice
song of the day is draw between Cartman with his rendition of Sailing away from the 90"s Southpark album and Chity chitty Bang Bang.
Paddling in th rain tday i recalled a quote from a famous (dead by suicide) poet, Sylvia Plath - "Pardon my sanity in a wold that is insane" how appropriate it felt
Lovve to you aall, especially SSimba Mum and dad and ill spek with you again ssoon
Scottie on the river
xoxoxoxo