A Great Walk on Water

ANZ Great Walk on a river, how is that even possible? This is my questioning thought when I first looked at the Great Walks list to develop the Great Hikes App. After a quick online search, it became obvious that I wouldn’t need divine ability to walk on water, just a boat in which to float downstream. A few months later, the day arrived to ride the river. After several weeks of long walks with a heavy pack full of GPS and camera equipment, the thought of giving my legs and blisters a rest and storing gear in a barrel seemed very appealing. How hard could a non-walk be, I thought. I was about to find out!

My first decision was to take a mate on this journey. I was not going alone on the water. I needed someone comfortable in boats. My nephew just happens to be Captain Dan. Daniel has plenty of boat skills from sailing small yachts in his youth to now captaining a massive research ship that he pilots down to Antarctica.

But while he is very seaworthy and fun – and I could make a great second mate –