Our Houseboat Holiday

For James's 30th, I organised a houseboat trip for us and 5 friends for 4 nights, departing from Paringa. The trip didn't go as most of us hoped it would but such is life, I guess.

It was my first time on a houseboat and I had a brilliant time - it was awesome to cruise along the Murray, pull up for a night, have the boys build campfires, and just relax with some drinks. The Murray is spectacular and if you're someone who likes getting into nature, getting your hands dirty, and being away from civilisation, you'll love a holiday like this one.

And we're off!

This was where we pulled up for our first night. It was cool to see all the water lines on everything from when the river peaked earlier in the year.

Perhaps the highlight of the trip - crusing down the river on Day 2, we found another houseboat that was stuck on a sandbar. Luckily they had a dinghy, so they motored over to us, tied up and we eventually pulled them off the bar. They thanked us with a 6 pack of Melbourne Bitter, which we found as more of an insult than a reward!

After an eventful few days we started heading home. The reflections that were in the water just looked amazing!