.Day 77 - 11/8/07 - Tin Tin to Viewmont Steve's Report: 46km on the river was great today. Had a slow start though with a flat tyre and an annoying bearing. The GPS says 47km in a straight line to Menindee from here, shame the river has bends in it. Anyway, apart from a blustery westerly, today was great. There is a giant goanna about 20m away and I am sleeping on the ground but I expect my snores will keep him away. Jonathan's Report: With a successful two full days of towing the kayak along a dirt/rocky road without puncturing a tyre or breaking anything Steve and I thought things were going pretty well in terms of equipment. However, although it was only about 20 metres to the water, Steve some how managed to puncture a tyre between the campsite and the river. It was no major drama but did end up delaying us by about 45minutes. The rest of a day was successful and Steve paddled into Viewmont at 5:00pm. We have a nice campsite set up on the water with a cosy fire however there is a native animal lingering near. As I was waiting for Steve to paddle into camp I noticed something moving in the scrub near by. I looked over and here was this huge goanna slowly moseying along without a care in the world. I didn’t end up seeing where it went but I don’t mind because I am sleeping in the back of the Ute. It is dad's head that will vulnerable to goannas tonight but he tells me it doesn’t bother him at all. Didn’t get a chance to take a photo just video footage but we all know what goannas look like.