Glenelg River canoe trip - Swift Cruiser 16.8

Chris (@FreedomOnFoot) and I head off on a 4 day adventure, paddling along the Glenelg River in south-west Victoria. This is another journey in Roo, my Swift Cruiser 16.8 Pack... it rained a lot, but it was otherwise perfect paddling conditions. Another beautiful part of Australia, I highly recommend exploring it for yourself sometime soon!
If you're interested to give it a go and don't have your own boat I can recommend organising hire and/or transport to and from the river with Ali at Paestan Canoe Hire, she certainly made our lives a heck of a lot easier getting to and from the river, and also kept our cars secure while we were out there.
Check out Chris's hiking adventures and hiking gear reviews on his KZbin channel at / @freedomonfoot
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[@FreedomOnFoot]

So great to see the video from our Glenelg River trip! I was smiling all the way through this and I love your edit of the whole trip. We were so lucky with the still conditions and the river looked spectacular. Makes me want to get out and do another paddling adventure again. That was heaps of fun and those dinners each night were top notch camping tucker. Next trip I might even work up to a standing dive off the kayak in the middle of river. 🤣

[@AmyOutdoors]

🤣 I reckon you could pull it off mate... that was a very elegant swan dive for your first attempt! I had a ball too! Would definitely be up for another canoe camp with you if you wanted company 👍 I have a few more recipes to try out too 😜. Thanks again for a very memorable adventure on the Glenelg!

[@FreedomOnFoot]

@@AmyOutdoors yep for sure. Always up for hatching plans for outdoor adventures. I might need to take a trangia cooking course to expand my repertoire on the fuel stove in the lead up to the next one!

[@AmyOutdoors]

G'day everyone! I'm currently out on a 7-week expedition and will be posting the videos from that trip when I get home... I edited most of this video before I left though and had the chance to finish it off while sitting out a storm in a caravan park cabin today 🙂If you're looking for updates on my current expedition I'm posting weekly updates on facebook (@amyoutdoor) and instagram (@_amy_outdoors) 👍

[@GR19611]

Thanks Amy .Enjoyed every bit of this video and music. It was also interesting how the vegetation was changing on the way to the tidal zone .

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thank so much GR. Yes, the vegetation does change very quickly compared to other rivers and creeks I've paddled on, and it's so green compared to what I'm used to!

[@Getgowin]

Great video Amy, I appreciate you dropping in the distances each day, now I know what I'm up for in the future. Loved all cooking and, having a friend along to laugh at and share the experience makes it all that much better. Looking forward to the next one.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Cheers Paul. Yep, we ate like royalty on this trip... and I still brought way too much food, lol! Loved that I got Chris's Swan dive in video so you could all have a chuckle too 😜 (and yes, I did ask if I could put it in the video, he's a very good sport!)

[@callumclairesadventures8793]

What a beautiful video!! I’ve shown my partner some of your videos and now we going to add paddling the Murray to our bucket list. Thank you for showcasing riverlife so beautifully! ✌️💙🤍🩵

[@AmyOutdoors]

Awesome 👌 you'll love it when you get to do it! ...and thank you 😊

[@eprohoda]

Good night-top vlog- till next time~👍

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@farqitol]

Soooo early! I'll have to watch it tonight after work. Paddle On! Luv to Ian 😁

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks mate and 😆 Ian's more than happy for me to go out canoe camping with friends... anything to avoid having to get in a canoe himself, lol.

[@EllyDarkSky]

Am overjoyed to have found your channel, Amy. ♥

[@AmyOutdoors]

@@EllyDarkSky thanks Elly!

[@Ourwhittleadventure]

Looks like an awesome adventure! Got me researching the Glenelg now. Well put together video, cheers

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks mate, it's a beautiful little pocket of Oz 💙

[@l214laus]

Excellent Amy. I enjoyed that area a couple of times in my youth on family holidays.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks Paul 😊 yes, a beautiful corner of the country!

[@mattwalk79]

Wow that footage with the reflections (around the 18:30 mark) was spectacular!

[@AmyOutdoors]

Mother nature at her finest! Thanks Mark 😊

[@musgroveandthepumi1604]

What a trip! Great video!

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@davidwattchow6586]

Hi Amy. Great video and great conditions. Your hull is much smoother and should help with the paddling. We have been there many times as through trips and base camps with small children. you can paddle down from Dartmoor and also get out on the lake at the end. The reflections of the cliffs were great. Aren't those shacks an eyesore - and welcome to leeches! Nelson pub does a good feed at the end - but you are a gourmand! David

[@AmyOutdoors]

Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it! Yes, the new canoe glides beautifully! Love a good pub meal too!

[@Lukeslittletribe]

This is great amy! I love that river and have camped on it many times by my car. So it was great to see this from the water.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Cheers Luke! Yep, I love this little river... so diverse and beautiful! One day I intend to hike along the river section of the Great South West Walk to enjoy it from above... although truth be told, I'll probably wish I was in a canoe the whole time 😆

[@Lukeslittletribe]

@@AmyOutdoorsit's always been appealing to me as I have done the coastal section of the gsww but not the river section. Did you find it pretty quiet on the river? Many boats?

[@AmyOutdoors]

@@Lukeslittletribe there were a few boats as we were there over the weekend. On our last 2 days (Monday and Tuesday) we noticed a lot less boats. All the boaties were very polite and obeyed the river rules too, which was very nice... not big wake to contend with. There are also a few no-wake zones. The zones designate for waterskiers in summer would be really busy though I imagine.

[@NasTimeAdventures]

Killing it buddy. Great trip.

[@AmyOutdoors]

Cheers mate 👍

[@smartclock727]

Thanks for posting , great vid. Hope your enjoying your current trip😊 hoping to see more of the MRX series at some point

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks! Yes, I'll get back to editing the MRX series later in the year 👍

[@PaddlingTramp]

Hi Amy, the map at the beginning of the video is great. Australia is a big unknown for me and the map helps me understand where you are. How did you enjoy the company on the river? David PT

[@AmyOutdoors]

That's great, I'll keep adding those maps in, thanks for the feedback David 😊 It's nice to have company for a trip every now and again, it's a very different experience when you're out with someone else.

[@turtlepurple9304]

Hi Amy . That was almost the exact same camp sites I used last year . The Glenelg is an awesome place . I'm heading back myself in a couple months after the cold has left us . ROO probably has a few battle scars by now . What out for stardroppers. I found one just below the surface while following the bank just after Patterson's camp. Nearly holed my boat. Enjoy your seven weeks .

[@AmyOutdoors]

Yes, I've done it in the wind blown Spring and now in the cool Autumn. I've got 2 more seasons left to experience it in 😜 Gah, stardroppers! Yes, Ian ran aground on one in the same area as you in our first trip, it took a fair effort to get him off without puncturing the kayak... thabkfullynit was plastic. I did tent to stay further out in Roo on that last day, and thankfully didn't catch one! And yep, quite a few battle scars on Roo's shiny hull now... shows she's being used 😉

[@turtlepurple9304]

@@AmyOutdoors Amy how was the section from Dartmoor to moleside. Was it all paddleable or did it require portages ??? We launched at moleside because we were told by locals the upper section to Dartmoor was more like a drag thru the trees . ?? Any tips . We are heading over in sept.

[@AmyOutdoors]

@@turtlepurple9304 yes, we were told the same, which is why we started late on our first day at The Pines, which is only 4kms upstream of Moleside... that gave us most of the day to drive down to the Glenelg from home. Apparently upstream of The Pines it gets very tangled. It's a bit of a wild drive down to The Pines though... if I was driving I'd just start at Moleside. You could always spend 2 nights at moleside and travel upstream and back on the first day to see how far you can get 🤷‍♀️

[@turtlepurple9304]

@@AmyOutdoors thankyou Amy . That sounds like a good plan . Enjoy .

[@turtlepurple9304]

hi Amy you guys were blest with the glassy conditions my last trip down there was quite windy and one day of pouring rain it was so hard i had to pump water out twice. good to see you on the water again . when is the next instalment of the long paddle waiting for epp,8 happy paddles

[@AmyOutdoors]

We sure did have great conditions! Very blessed indeed 💙 MRX8 is coming very soon 😊 I had planned to release it in a batch with MRX9 and MRX10, but I dont know when I'm going to get a chance to edit this other 2 eps in the near future... so keep an eye out 👀

[@rodericksmith8218]

Part two, now that I have reached the end. The river is roughly half way between Melbourne and Adelaide. It rises on the flanks of the Grampians/Gariwerd, and is trapped by Rocklands Reservoir (boatable), then flows through south-west Victoria with assorted minor tributaries. For southern Australians, easy access and great enjoyment. Wimmera River, flowing north instead of south also has some boatable bits. I have also taken Jessie II from Nelson to the mouth: an estuary reach, wide and shallow. For international viewers. Amy's videos should be giving you inspiration to plan a trip. As much Murray as you can fit, this wonderful river, some minor ones around Adelaide and Melbourne, and then all of the rivers associated with Gippsland Lakes (Vic.). NSW and Queensland have some great coastal rivers and lakes too. More Glenelg: www.flickr.com/photos/13175590@N00/51311338752 www.flickr.com/photos/13175590@N00/51990642207

[@AmyOutdoors]

Thanks so much for adding some context Roderick. Nelson to the mouth is another lovely little float if you get a nice calm sunny day too, it must've been nice to do it in Jessi II. Also love your suggestions for international tourists 😊👍