Yarrawonga to Tom's Beach - 5th November 2015

It was raining when we awoke so we decided to head into town for breakfast. Pam and Geoff had decided they just wanted to get on with it so we helped them launch from the ramp just below the weir.

After toasties and coffee for breakfast we decide to launch. The current was good near the weir and we made good progress although it was windy and wet at times.

I pulled out a plastic poncho to keep the rain off, it made me look like a late participant in Halloween!

The weather improved and we had a good day of paddling. Along the way there were some high banks and in many places there were trees just waiting to topple in the water. 

These days the snags are left in the river to provide habitat for native fish whereas in the past they were removed to improve navigation. The result is that the mighty Murray Cod is making a comeback. All the way from Albury we have seen many thousands of fallen trees at the waters edge. In some narrow places we have had to paddle through very carefully although below Yarrawonga the river is wider.

At the end of the day we found a nice campsite near the 1936 marker. The map shows this to be Toms Beach. Tony and I were amused that Simon decided to put his kayak on its trolley and drag it up to where we were setting up our tents rather than unload and and carry gear back and forwards.

We had covered another 50 km and  and we were still on track to reach Echuca on time.