Day 22 of 30 ~ Aussie solo canoe camping ~ section-paddling the Murray River

[@BrothersCampin]

Awesome! Gorgeous! Beauty day on the River! Another great campsite, sunset, and so many birds! The food looked great, too! Super cool!!! ✌🏻😁👍🏻

[@AmyOutdoors]

This was a pretty good day, I have to agree! Thanks brothers 😁👍

[@ThePursuitofPassion]

Amy is outdoors! Congrats missy! We are small channels but we love sharing our journeys and there will always be those that like to follow along. Keep it up!

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thank you so much tPP! We wouldn't do it if we didn't love it... its still very cool when folks want to follow along, huh? You keep 'em coming too!

[@PaddlingTramp]

Hi Amy, your videos are getting better and better. The nature of the surroundings is definitely beautiful but you have the talent to shoot it all nicely.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thank you so much, that's very kind of you PT!

[@jacqueline7118]

Thank you for sharing your journey with us. When I am not outdoors myself, I love to watch others enjoying it, an addiction perhaps or maybe just therapy! haha! You have wonderful content, great food and do an awesome filming job! lol Your smile and positive attitude are delightful! :) :)

[@AmyOutdoors]

Aww shucks Jacqueline 😊 thank you for such lovely feedback! I reckon i might have that same addiction/therapy dilemma, lol... I love making videos, and love watching others doing the same thing!

[@FreedomOnFoot]

Love all that bird life. And hello paddle-by shot! That didn’t go unnoticed, nice work. 😉 Great to see your channel steadily growing, Amy. Keep the adventures coming!

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thank Chris 😊, I know I can count on you to notice the filming 😁👍 your channel is growing nicely too... in spite of all the challenges you've had to deal with this year 😬. Can't wait to see you on the GSWW!

[@waterbugofthausa7723]

Good morning nice video beautiful place there thanks for sharing have a beautiful bless weekend. Be safe.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thank you so much Waterbug! I love sharing the beauty of nature I'm lucky enough to be travelling through 😊. Thanks so much for watching and your well wishes.

[@walkingman7136]

You're still on the Mulberry River. Thank you for the good video.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Yes, still have 254kms left to paddle. Thanks for watching!

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Hi Amy trying to play catch up here with videos 😆 your lucky, it seems your always having great weather on your outings! Hope those birds do t keep you up at night. Take care see you on the next one👍

[@AmyOutdoors]

haha, cheers Marc 👍 The weather during winter it is often pretty good for paddling - and if it's not I don't go 😆... which is why it look slike it's always perfect here, lol. See ya later!

[@colincoker204]

Good video Quit a long canoe trip and doing it by yourself. Like the look of your camp cooking ideas and just love seeing the birds .

[@AmyOutdoors]

Cheers Colin! I'm doing this paddle in sections and still not finished yet! Now that summer's hit it might be a while before I do those last 200-odd kms.

[@farqitol]

All that fresh air, exercise, nature and healthy food. Thanks for letting me know I'm wasting my life! 😂😂😂😂😂 Paddle on young miss!

[@AmyOutdoors]

🤣🤣 not so sure its healthy food, but... yes sir, paddling on!

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

Lovely day on the water! That is other worldly to me. Thanks again for letting us tag along. Your awesome! HooRoo 🤙

[@AmyOutdoors]

You're too kind Jon! It's certainly a very different soundscape than what you're used to! Thanks for watching 😁

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

@@AmyOutdoors And Congratulations on the growth of the channel. Maybe it will finally take off the way that it should!

[@AmyOutdoors]

@@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941 cheers Jon! I'm pretty amazed that it's grown so fast to be honest! Hooroo 👍

[@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941]

@@AmyOutdoors I'm surprised that it hasn't grown faster...

[@CDPOutdoors]

Love you did the paddle by. I know a good channel you could watch lol All the best Clive

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Clive, those shots are only possible on days you don't have lots of distance to make! I've certainly got some catching up on your videos to do... I think I'm about a month behind!

[@CDPOutdoors]

@@AmyOutdoors when you get time, no worries.

[@djnaau]

very much interested on the info where you camp, planning Murray Bridge to Goolwa later in the year... keep pedaling :)

[@AmyOutdoors]

I'm putting the river km marker (or what it would be if there was a marker) in each of my video descriptions, so keep an eye out for them! I'm wondering where I'm going to camp between Murray Bridge and Goolwa too! Time will tell 😉 Thanks so much for following along!

[@sammmenzies134]

Amy, what brand is your tent? It looks great and as you mention, easy to put up quickly. The fly came seperate? Still binge watching…. And still loving your travels! Cheers

[@AmyOutdoors]

The tent is a '3f ul taiji'... I bought it online as a complete tent and then contacted the seller to see if I could buy a different coloured fly, so I now have a tent with 2 flys. It held up to the extra 4 months of daily pitches and pack ups very well, it's still going strong.

[@TheOutdoorSeeker]

Yummy food...Nice river, lots of pelicans. Are there any crocodiles around?

[@AmyOutdoors]

G'day, and thanks for watching! No, thankfully, there aren't any crocs in the Murray River. Its too cold for them in the winter this far south.

[@TheOutdoorSeeker]

@@AmyOutdoors How can you take so much time off work? Any tips?

[@AmyOutdoors]

lol, there aren't any secrets to it I'm afraid - having a workplace and boss that encourage flexible working arrangements is the main reason I've been able to do it so far! I work longer hours during the week to build up a bit of flexi-time, and then take it as soon as I can, simple as that really. I have probably done 80% of the sections on weekends, and then tacked a Friday or Monday onto them as flexi-time-off. I've also used up some of this year's annual leave for the longer sections. I can't think of a better way to spend my leave it to be honest!

[@TheOutdoorSeeker]

@@AmyOutdoors I was wondering how you re-supply for such a long trip. Still your upcoming 16 weeks trip will be in one go or not?

[@AmyOutdoors]

oh! Yes, the 16 week trip will be in one go. I'm using all of my Long Service Leave for that trip next year. And resupplying... I'll be stopping in at towns along the way to buy groceries from local shops. I was originally intending to box up a week's worth of food in each of 15 boxes and drop them off at caravan parks and information centres along the way (in fact I'd bought all my supplies before COVID hit), but since doing these section paddles I've realised I REALLY dislike eating only long-life shelf stable food, so I'll be buying regular food that I enjoy and do actually have room for along the way and supporting local communities.