We re-adjusted our trip planer today and headed straight for Pooncarie again along side the Darling river. Along this drive we came across numerous vineyards! We drove along side the river most of the way, well if that is what you can call it along this stretch its fairly narrow at this point. Still enough water for a canoe, although at some points our bums did drag along the bottom!
We stopped in at the local for a nice soothing ale and bumped into a large group of miners, that were headed for the local camping ground. We bumped into 2 guys doing a fund raising Kayak trip “40 paddles in 40 days” we may bump into them further along the way. See their web site on our links for more info. After a look at this camping ground, although the facilities were quite nice, you could have power & a hot shower; we decided knowing that about 15 drunken blokes were headed this way we had better go back to that nice little spot near a bridge we had seen on our way into to town.
We popped the canoes in for a spot of exercise, and there was enough water for a canoe, although at some points our bums did drag along the bottom! It was quite nice expect for all of the dead animals that was a bit off putting for me. Overnight we caught a Golden Perch large enough for a meal for 2(our first fish of the trip with hopefully many more to come).
I must admit that the camp ground at Pooncarie was very messy and I became quite depressed, due to the amount of crap people leave behind. However by the time we left I felt much better, as we made sure we cleaned up the place, I left feeling like we had made a difference.