Day 34/35 (14/15 May)

Two rest days at Tilpa. A chance to let the body recover a bit. This was the first break since leaving Warwick.

Drifting downstream of Tilpa and about to loss phone coverage for a few weeks.

The thunderstorm that caused this damage formed south of Yunta, SA and petered out near Tilpa, NSW, some 8½ hours and 550 kilometres later. There are further severe storms in the area tonight. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10... posts.anero.id/@andrewmiske...

Tilpa Weir on the Darling River, Australia #sunset Hundreds of birds mostly cormorants and herons.

I'll make a recording next week, we're away at the moment Western NSW in a heatwave, we're mad.

Mustering sheep, Kallara Station near Tilpa.
Drone images of Darling River, frm ACM's Forgotten River multimedia series. Barkindji people, irrigators, water traders, floodplain harvesters wrangle over key water source John Hanscombe, Canberra Times. (2021)

Day 36 Tilpa to Rosedale. (15 May)
GPS 49.3 KM (total 2070.9)
Wentworth # 1090 to 1043 (47 KM)

Sleepless night and late start. First real rain for an hour or so before a mostly cloudy day with moderate winds. Uneventful paddle and stopped early feeling lethargic.

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Making progress on chasing the flood. About 1.5m below the peak & mud depth is decreasing.

Louth peaked yesterday @ 10.27m, currently 10.19m (mod flood 10m). Tilpa @ 10.51m & rising (mod flood 10.5m).

97 km to Louth (1.5 days), 265 km to Tilpa (5 days).

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Yarn Spinner, New Year’s Day Tilpa 1997
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When we arrived at Tilpa Pub and I walked out the back to see the Darling River, I really felt like I'm on my way back home. Maybe it's because I've rowed on the Darling, maybe it's the trees, maybe it's because the Darling flows to the Murray and I've spent lots of time there. No matter: home soon.

"There's a fucking cat!" Surprised locals when we arrived at the Tilpa Pub with Citrouille 😆

I'm leaving Tilpa on the 15th May and may not have phone coverage again until Pooncarie 825 km downstream.

This will take approx. 2 wks and depending on water levels, up to another 2 wks exploring the lakes. 1/2

Day 33 Winbar Ck to Tilpa
GPS 116.2 KM (total 2021.6)
Wentworth # 1208 to 1090 (118 KM)

1 weir (washed out). Sunny, couple clouds. Flow has picked up again, ~3.5 kph assist. Pushed a longer day, arriving at Tilpa around 9pm. Right at the peak.

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Storm in the distance Tilpa nsw.

The roads improved, was there in March and visited Tilpa, White Cliffs, Cobar and Brewarrina, it was 48 degrees in White Cliffs.

There will be very limited updates for the next month as coverage is almost non-existent for the next 2,000 km bar a small number of places:
* Bourke est 8th May
* Tilpa est 15th May
* Wilcannia est 17th May
* Menindee est 24th May
Dates are only rough estimations.