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A new taste for Patto!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
Left Wentworth pretty late this morning as we had an interview with Keith Conlon and Pilko. Then we went up to the supermarket cos we were running really short on supplies (water and sugar etc). So are now fully stocked again for our next 5 days in the wilderness!
Patto is a bit sore from his coffin last night! He had a tiny bunk bed on the floor and I had a BEAUTIFUL queensize bed!
Our Caravan park last night was where the Darling meets the Murray. The Darling is such a white murky mass of water. They describe the difference between the Darling and the Murray as the Darling being a cup of tea with milk, and the Murray a cup of tea without milk! Where they meet is a distinct mixing of the water! It's incredible to see!
Patto swallowed two flies today, and it was disgusting. It was the funniest thing for me, but grose for him!
We paddled 50km's today. We left Wentworth and went through lock 11 and we are now 12km's short of lock 9. We're gonna get up early in the morning and get some km's done, about 65 is our aim! We are both keen to hit Renmark on Saturday lunchtime so that we can see out families!.
Really nice campsite tonight, a ground not a sandbar, and we over look a bend in the river. No clouds tonight and the moon doesn't come up until about 2am in the morning! Amazing star sight!
We're both in good spirits and this is an amazing adventure, and I hope a lot of kids will benefit from it!
Love to all our family!
Scottie (and Patto)