Johns Epic murray Mission Murray River A1

This is an account of my trip down the length of the Murray river Australia in 2018
its a bit long,
but so is the river.
i really enjoy any feedback and comments so please leave a comment and smash up the like button . i hope you enjoy .
thanks John Hawkes
This music and it's lyrics are officially protected under copyrighted law , and copies exist in government libraries . Any attempt to plagiarize , replicate or copy any part is a breach of the artists copyright, and will he met with legal action

[@bigstonekitchenstudio1268]

great video and thanks for your sharing video... happy new year 2022

[@ghostrider9978]

Mate thanks for sharing your journey,, I enjoyed every minute of it. It’s something I’ve always wondered could it be done .Well done champ. Really interesting.👍👍👍

[@trainsandboatschannel8777]

Hello Johns.! I am Dan from Viet Nam. Excellent video my friend. Thanks for your sharing excellent video. Have a good day to buddy

[@hawk4366]

Thank you friend 😁

[@tanoz1440]

Back in the seventies my childhood was filled with camping trips on Murrumbidgee junction, most years for weeks, what a beautiful time it was, also up near Morgan. Love the Murray.

[@mackenziedog1872]

I swam it then. It's long dead. You can't love a poisoned rotten corpse.

[@tanoz1440]

@@mackenziedog1872 well I have not seen it in a long time and if it’s as bad as you say, that is a real shame. At least I have my good memories and yes we used to swim it also.

[@tommyteat509]

0 it

[@tommyteat509]

Iur

[@MichelineNguyen]

Hello new friend , that is fantastic your trip , Have nice weekend

[@hawk4366]

Thank you friend

[@acikmuperiserindang3122]

Hadir ya 'mantap sukses dan sehat selalu🙏🙏

[@chrisjohns7137]

Thanks John, a great watch and a great achievement.

[@rodericksmith8218]

Hi all, there are lots of Murray adventure videos on youtube, but this one has attracted the greatest number of people who wish to follow in our wake. I've listened to the soundtrack today while working on other projects, with occasional switches to the video: familiar sights and boats. I've done from the the top of Lake Hume to the mouth in my 9 m flat-hull shallow-draft four-berth cruiser, plus lots of side trips. Only kayaks and tinnies can start at Bringenbrong. I think that John's epic was based on shorter adventures first. He had all of the right skills and appreciations. A video like this appeals to armchair travellers (from overseas and Australians), to hopeful adventurers, and to people who have done it, reliving their own adventure. I know lots of owners who have done Yarrawonga to the mouth, in assorted cruisers and paddleboats; I know more who are nearly at nearly 100%. When I'm on the water, I often meet tinnie owners and kayakers doing the run from Bringenbrong, or from Lake Hume, or from Yarrawonga, as a grand adventure. Spurred by this video, I have made a start assembling my photos to my flickr photostream: a work in progress, so do return each month. www.flickr.com/photos/13175590@N00/50782135762 You can imitate John, and do it in your own tinnie solo. I am having no luck finding web resources for Pink & Blue Tinnie Fleet. This fundraiser did one third of the Murray per season, on a 3 year rotation. Hence, you are with company and support. You can imitate me, and do it in your own cruiser. According to draft, you have to pick the right season and year, and you want to build experience first. You can do only some sections in hired houseboats. You can go from Albury to Goolwa commercially; one year the company also put the boat onto Lake Hume. In a big-water year, it also went up the Murrumbidgee, Wakool and Edwards, but only regular passengers got the invitation. I had taken my boat up them all on the same water. www.spiritaustraliacruises.com.au/albury-to-echuca This links to the other programs. If you do nothing else, buy the two chart books (Wright covers Renmark - Yarrawonga, plus 62 km of the Darling, plus a dvd to Albury; Baker & Rescke covers mouth - Renmark - NSW border, plus the Coorong) If you do want to know more, head to my flickr site, then you can send me a flickr message with a real email address.

[@johnhawkes3610]

Hey mate thanks so much for your comment. Especially mentioning the soundtrack . I'm actually more proud of the soundtrack than the footage lol. Thank you

[@dirtyroot4524]

Can ya still do this w/ the lock downs?

[@MichaelDesira]

Great video thanks for sharing some of us will never see the country side like that and it's great inspiration to want to experience just the same 🤙

[@hawk4366]

Thanks mate

[@donnysipei]

enjoyed watching your adventure.

[@rockydubois2418]

Good to see someone in Australia is still free

[@mikehunntt5338]

i thought you were on a yacht for a second but your little boat is nice and your still frame pics of the tree/waterline and little things like the cows and mechaincals are really good! love the vid!

[@hawk4366]

Thanks man

[@danielcrocker3243]

Thanks for the vid John I really enjoyed it u should have stopped at Ned's Corner I love it there at the old station great fishing to

[@mrbc42x]

Epic is definitely the right word for this trip. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@peterlucas1063]

What a great record of your trip. You are a river legend.

[@johnhawkes3610]

Thanks Peter.i wouldn't have made it without your help .

[@Matt-uj9wo]

You've inspired me to achieve my dream!!! Legend

[@johnhawkes3610]

Cheers mate .best thing I've ever done.

[@rodericksmith8218]

I've done the lot, in comfort, but I don't take video. Here is a sampler, but my deckie didn't take interior views. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYKsaJaIoM2jebc All Australians should be able to do it, but there are sections where hire vessels cannot be taken. Greens have stopped snag clearance and dredging at key spots, so you have to pick your season, and even your year. Google for Spirit of the Murray / Spirit of the Coorong: you can go the whole way from Goolwa to the top of Lake Hume commercially.

[@toby621]

55:00 swan hill my home town 👍👍👍 bloody good video mate well done

[@johnhawkes3610]

Cheers mate 👍

[@johnhicks9529]

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[@barbaroklakay1687]

sending my full support kapatid lakaybarok vlog

[@aussiedrones755]

Unreal

[@craigtsadventures7414]

Good onyu fella! Love the trip! Really enjoyed the Murrumbidgee junction. Also were you singing the banana Splits song at the 1:26:00 mark 😂😀👍 Great stuff mate a True blue Aussie 😀😀👍👍

[@johnhawkes3610]

Haha that's what others have said . But I was actually singing Bob Marley buffalo soldier lol. Thanks for the compliment.

[@starmusik21offcial62]

Wow❤👍👍👍

[@dennistroy6975]

Great :)

[@johnhicks9529]

If you have octane booster there add some of that along with the WD-40.,or kroil oil. It'll help A?bunch for your outboard motor issues.

[@johnhicks9529]

You need one of those Wi-Fi boosters for stronger signal strength. Extend Wi-Fi signal booster.

[@johnhicks9529]

Check online for one there like around $40.00. Check wal-mart stores.,or A store that sales those things were you live at.

[@johnhicks9529]

Tell your friends about it to.

[@leithal1546]

1:38:50 is one our fav spots to pull up in the tinnie have a swim, beer, roll out the swags.

[@johnhawkes3610]

One of the better spots for sure mate

[@graym22]

@ 2:47 you know there's a boat ramp a few hundred meters up-stream near the base of the wall

[@johnhawkes3610]

Wish I'd known that lol

[@rodericksmith8218]

@@johnhawkes3610 The old ramp at Noreuil Park is out of use. There is a good ramp upstream of Albury, and another good one downstream. I had come from Yarrawonga and was returning, and didn't see the ramp at the base of the wall. Lots of people spend a day drifting from the upper ramp to the lower: there is an operator providing vessels.

[@kricker4245]

i have been there at that flat spot.

[@mackenziedog1872]

1979 I swam across this river and back each day. Drinkable water. Its long been dead. Cops disguised 100acre dope patches as tomatoes

[@balotpenoy4624]

thanks for sharing the video,me and a mate will be doing this trip once this covid is over,and will be doing it with flat bottom 5hp tinny😁cheers

[@hawk4366]

I wouldnt recomend a flat bottom tinny. Ok on the river but terrifying on the lake.

[@mattholley3642]

How’d you go fella?

[@chiphood2966]

Thanks for sharing your trip. Really enjoyed your video. You showed parts others haven't. It's a trip ive been wanting to do since i was kid. Hopefully was this covid crap calms down i can give it a crack. Any advice would be good. Cheers

[@johnhawkes3610]

Thanks for the feedback chip. Yes I tried to take the viewer on the journey with me and not just show the tourist attractions. There is soooo much to the story I had to leave out . My best advice would be travel light. And get the Murray river chart books. There are 2 books. One covers the upper river .One covers the lower river. I would have had big trouble without them .cheers John

[@chiphood2966]

@@johnhawkes3610 cheers, yeah I've got the chart book from Renmark to Yarrawonga. Haven't found one for the rest of the way yet. I also have another one that is from the start of the Murray to Mildura, but it focuses mainly on fishing although it lists camping spots, places to get fuel etc. Similar to the chart book. Ill definitely be travelling light, ive got a flat bottom v nose tinny and i thought it sat low in the water until i seen your video

[@johnhawkes3610]

@@chiphood2966 I wouldn't recommend a flat bottom . Ok in the river but terrifying in the big water. The second book is called Murray River Pilot Goolwa to SA border. This book actually saved my life . Without the compass headings provided. I don't know where I would have ended up.

[@chiphood2966]

@@johnhawkes3610 cheers, ill try to get my hands on a copy. Yes i understand where you're coming from with the flat bottom, being a V nose hull it's not to bad but definitely something to keep in mind when the water is chopy. I wont be attempting the lake crossing unless it's great weather and i have a decent time frame to attempt it. Ive camped at Point Sturt a few times over the years every time except for the last time i would have swore i was looking at the ocean. Ill be using GPS on the lake along with paper charts. Getting lost on that lake would ruin everything i believe

[@rodericksmith8218]

@@chiphood2966 Maureen has Yarrawonga- Hume Weir on dvd. I have used it. I took my flat bottom from the top of Lake Hume to the mouth (plus assorted side trips) in lots of smaller bites, using my own trailer.

[@deweylee2449]

That was epic John and thankyou so much for sharing you adventure with us. The only question that I have is how we're the reptiles on this trip. Especially the gators.

[@hawk4366]

Way to far south for crocs and gators mate. Snakes ,wild pigs and humans were the things i had to watch out for.

[@deweylee2449]

I understand that Australia has a plentiful amount snakes and 🕷 that can cause alot of concern to your health. Maybe some day before I leave this world I can visit there. I have always wanted to go and have a walk about. I have always enjoyed the movies I have seen on youtube about Australia 🇦🇺

[@hawk4366]

@@deweylee2449 im sure its just as beautiful in your country mate. You just have to make the decision to " Do it"

[@deweylee2449]

@@hawk4366 I hear that but right now the bank says I don't have the money for it right now. Really hope to though one day. I'll try and get some video of some of the places I frequent on occasion for several days and post them to you mate. Love the outdoors all 65 years of my life. Right now fighting a case of blood clots in my lungs but when I get healthy enough I'll try and get some video your way. Stay blessed Mate and show some more when you can. You definitely have friends in North Carolina because I have forwarded your adventure to several friends of mine.

[@hawk4366]

@@deweylee2449 sorry to hear. I actually had a small stroke not long after i did this trip. So there is a lesson in that for everyone. If u have a dream. Do it now. I hope u ger better my friend.

[@johnhicks9529]

Don't knock it until you try it.

[@fernandosantosacordionista4010]

muito bom

[@mattholley3642]

Great video John, very much enjoyed it. Shows how peaceful it is up there. I want to do a similar trip on a 16ft fibreglass tiller steer skiff from Albury to Border Cliffs. Not looking to go right to the mouth and cross the lake, do you reckon I’d be fine on a craft like that? Looking to run a little 5hp like you and putt my way down on the go slow. I plan to buy the books, charts, and get a half decent depth sounder. Is there anything else I should know? Can I get all the way on the locks? Or I’d get stuck at Yarrawonga? Cheers

[@hawk4366]

Sounds like a good plan. You will need help to get over the Yarrawonga weir.

[@mattholley3642]

@@hawk4366 Brilliant mate thank you!

[@mattholley3642]

@@hawk4366 What was your fuel bill like mate?

[@hawk4366]

@@mattholley3642getting fuel is a big problem. I carried 60ltrs at all times . Enough to get me trough the long isolated stretches . I let it run down as I neared Goolwa. Ironicly I had only a few litres left by the time I actually finished I'd estimate I used about 200 litres all up. Maybe more .

[@mattholley3642]

@@hawk4366 I thought the same thing, I was going to carry 3 20 litre jerrys on board and 1 10 litre. I thought a trolley might be handy to walk the jerry cans into town wherever I am at the time

[@stevemoore3384]

Question: how’d you get through the weir at Yarra? There’s no lock. Cheers Steve

[@johnhawkes3610]

The owners of the Cumberoona lifted me out on a trailer and put me down at the other side. Massive help.

[@rodericksmith8218]

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[@aussieindoadventures1194]

Hi John me and some mates want to go down river from Albury to echuca is it deep enough to take a 6m fiberglass boat down ?

[@hawk4366]

I'd say you'd be OK for the most part with a depth sounder. Also do your homework on the lock conditions as some go down for maintenance.

[@aussieindoadventures1194]

Thanks for replying I wasn't notified about your reply so just noticed it now as I'm going over all the videos I've watch again and putting together another plan for this trip my mate probably won't be coming now with his fibreglass boat as his misses is 8 weeks pregnant so he will have a little baby . I got a 5m aluminium quintrex so I should be right looks like just me my wife and our 3 year old . Thanks again

[@demomoore7168]

Hey John I enjoyed feeling as if I went on the trip 😃 What was the song that said “put on your armor, I can hear him calling..- the trumpet calling, .the stars are falling ” who was the artist?

[@hawk4366]

I composed and recorded all the music on the movie

[@hawk4366]

Thanks so much for mentioning the sound track.!!! Im actually way more proud of my own music in the soundtrack than i am of the movie.

[@hawk4366]

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[@tullysika]

was the chinese engine ok apart from the tiller? How much do you think you spent on the trip?

[@johnhawkes3610]

It was junk.it also developed serious oil leaks . However the company did stand by it's warranty. So maybe I just got a Lemon

[@johnhawkes3610]

If u included building the boat and what I spent while traveling I guess around 5k

[@tullysika]

@@johnhawkes3610 Thanks for that, great trip. Did you catch any fish?

[@johnhawkes3610]

1 cod. But I'm not a great fisherman

[@donward1590]

Giday John, enjoyed watching your adventure down the Murray. Several mates and I are planning a tinnie trip from Yarrawonga to Wentworth later this year and I was wandering what time frame did it take you to travel that section of the river.

[@hawk4366]

Lots of variables mate. I spoke to one guy who reckons he can do the entire river in 8 days in his speed boat. It's possible I guess

[@donward1590]

@@hawk4366 We wont be in any hurry and are allowing about ten days from Yarrawonga to wentworth

[@mattholley3642]

@@donward1590 How’d you get on mate? Hope all went well, cheers

[@donward1590]

@@mattholley3642 Giday Matt, sorry I overlooked your message, The trip was postponed last year due to the floods however we are still planning on doing it probably early next year.

[@mattholley3642]

@@donward1590 Sounds good Don. Might see you on the water mate. What kind of boat are you taking on your trip?

[@luouns]

But what about the pointnoir

[@Nicole-oq6wn]

Looked like a lotta fun and beautiful scenery! But Work on that shaky camera hand bro, looks like it was filmed by Muhammad Ali and the audio sounds as if I’m in Helen Keller’s head

[@hawk4366]

I totally agree. The movie was an after thought. Rough as

[@johnhicks9529]

Just read the labels it's petroleum based to.

[@johnhicks9529]

Marine ethonal free based fuels work the best for outboard motors though.

[@johnhicks9529]

AKA true fuels.

[@haroldrozell9191]

Avoid the motor problems get an Evinrude or Johnson !

[@chiphood2966]

Oh an mate, how much fuel did you use?

[@johnhawkes3610]

I used a 5hp 4 stroke. ( both motors ) I did this to be fuel efficient. Getting fuel can mean long walks carting heavy 20L Jerry cans. Fuel is a constant concern. I carried 60L on board. I only ran low once. U must get fuel whenever the opportunity presents itself .even if u don't need it right now. I didn't keep a record of how much I used . But refilled at least 3 times .

[@chiphood2966]

@@johnhawkes3610 ok cheers. So im right to be paranoid about fuel. Used to have a 6hp evinrude 20L would last me a week of just putting along. Ive got a 9.9hp Johnson now, seems good on fuel so far but only done a few runs. Ive always carried a 20L jerry can since i ran out last a few years ago and had to paddle 8hrs back to my ute

[@johnhicks9529]

Try adding some WD-40 in your FUEL.

[@johnhicks9529]

Or kroil oil.

[@ericyu7074]

🤗🇨🇳👉

[@johnhicks9529]

Or true ethonal free petro.

[@TheBogyy]

I’d rather CANADA!!!!! LOL

[@Bruce-ks7md]

would you quit sticking the camera in your face?

[@hawk4366]

The camera work is pretty bad admittedly