Stories, like rivers, gather and meander. After paddling the fast-flowing waters of the upper Murray I have to negotiate the largest man-made construction on the river - the Hume Dam. There are old timers camped out along the river and a journey into the history of the Federation Drought - "the worst in history" - which led to the building of the dam. The paddle also evoked memories of fishing on the river as a young boy and the fight to save another river from being dammed (the Franklin River in Tasmania). The journey continues - combining footage and recollections from my 2005 descent of the Murray - a 2000 mile paddle, with more recent encounters as I revisit sections of the river.

Music
'The River Brethren' by Doug Kaufman
'In the Sky' by Paper Planes
'Feel' by Youth
'Let Me Be Me' by Reed Pitman
'Outside In' by We Dream of Eden