2015 photos

Start Posponed

Because of a case of "bung eye " and having to have a CT brain scan the starting date has been  postponed  until the eye gets better.

We are going to start next Tuesday

Starting To Load

I have started to load early because we are going to Canberra this weekend and. when I get home I won't have much time to load

2015 Rafting Trip

Preparation for the 2015 Trip

I have been making a few changes to the raft to make it a bit lighter and easy to put together. I have assembled the raft in the backyard and have been working on it for the last few weeks.

This year we are going to start from just below the Lake Mulwa weir wall at Yarrawonga and end up around Barmah. I have traveled lot of this river before and think it is one of the best sections of the whole river. It has plenty of sandy bends as well a bush areas. It also includes the Barmah choke and spectacular Moira Lakes

Day 12 - Home

Got home about 12.30 after spending the nigh on the river near Cobram 

We pulled into Cobram before dark after a long days drive. We dropped the tinnie off at Bill's friend at East Cobram, Bill will tow the boat home for me as he has to head up that way soon. Geoff headed home from here and, trailer in tow I headed home also.

Camping on the River at Cobram

Once I got home I started unpacking the raft. It's not to difficult to unload by yourself, gravity is on your side.

By mid afternoon the ute was unloaded, the deck blocked up for another year and the drums painted in sump oil and stowed away under cover. 

Thank you for following along, if you want to see a web site dedicated to our previous trips  click here or go to:

http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/144595/20140605-1406/home.vicnet.net.au/_ourboat/index.html

This web site has been preserved for future generations by the Australian National Library Achieve

Unloading the Raft at Home

The Deck. One day Floating on the River, the Next a Deck for the Grand kids to Play on. 

Day 11

We took off early to go collect the cars. Jerry dropped Geoff at Barham then dropped me off at my car. From here he headed for home and got home that day.

Geoff and I were back at Woodwood by lunch time and had the raft all packed up by 3pm and on the road by 3.30pm. We drove upriver to Cobram and camped for the night.

The Decks Off

Decks Loaded onto the Ute

Day 10

We did about three and a half hours on the water finishing at Woodwood. We have again set up at the local caravan park and tomorrow Geoff and I will hitch a ride with Jerry and go pick up the cars.

Geoffs car with the trailer attached is at Barham while mine car and boat trailer is at Leichville. It will take a few hours to pick them up and get back here to Woodwood. Once Jerry has dropped us off he will head home directly.

On our return to Woodwood Geoff will dismantle the raft and load it up onto the ute. I expect once loaded we will head up river and if time permits drop the boat off at East Cobram at Bills friends place. This is where we started from on our first trip. Bill is coming up and will bring the tinnie home for me. I will hitch on the trailer and head home, Geoff will head home trailer less.

We will spend our last night on the river before heading home. Irrespective of how far we get we will camp on the river.

This afternoon has been very hot and windy so we have been sitting under a shady tree.  I have spent a bit of time down at the raft slowly packing, slowly removing and undoing things. I have packed the tinnie best I can. This should make tomorrows dismantling easier and quicker.

The Raft at the end of it's Journey. Woodwood.