Internet free zone!

For the past week we have had the freedom of no internet.

Our journey up the Gordon River was cold and wet,but what else does one expect in a cool climate rainforest! After entering the mouth of the river at the eastern end of Macquarie Harbour, we made our way up to Heritage Landing and had a brief stop to enjoy the short nature Boardwalk. Continuing on we navigated up to St John Falls and rafted up against Summer Wind and The Secretary with Ingenue joining us shortly afterwards. Wet weather gear was the dress of choice for cocktail hour. Great to catch up with Robyn, Julie and Shane from Da Sec.

Overnight the rain persisted and by morning someone had "turned the tap on" , the falls were thunderous and the river was flowing. We headed upstream against a 4 knot current and much large debris- significant tree trunks and branches- with the aim of seeing " Big Eddy", the first of the Rapids and perhaps even tie up to a tree and throw the anchor out for the night. However, we decided against staying upstream and made our way back to St John Falls. Most of the fleet were back in Strahan enjoying a beach BBQ, so we invited the Ingenues to join us for dinner. Delicious hamburgers cooked by Tom, steaks by Nick, mixed roast veggies ans green salad were enjoyed by all.

Pizza and champagne for lunch traveling up the Gordon