00:00Welcomed with a seal of approval, this duo have made history as the first mother and
00:08son to traverse the entire length of the River Murray.
00:11It feels amazing.
00:13I think it's just amazing.
00:15I'm lost for words.
00:17The pair started their journey hiking from the river source in Kosciuszko National Park,
00:22rowing and paddling down the Murray through three states over more than four months.
00:26Locals stepped in to lend a hand along the way.
00:29My gate started squeaking and I needed some W40.
00:33And we asked some of the fishermen, no sorry we don't have W40.
00:37And then two hours later I saw the fishermen came back for us, hunting us down the river
00:42with a W40.
00:45Fairy friends even tried to hitch a ride.
00:50But the trip wasn't always smooth sailing.
00:53In a few situations where we had whitecaps and we just had to push through and it's a
00:58bit scary.
00:59We had some really hard moments where we thought about how nice it would be if we weren't on
01:03the river.
01:04You know, we thought about being home and stuff.
01:05But even from the start, quitting was never really an option because we only really had
01:10one chance to do it.
01:10The Inland Rivers National Marathon Register shows more than 530 people have completed the
01:16epic journey along the length of the River Murray since the register began 70 years ago.
01:20Anja and Sai hope that their adventure will inspire others to add their name to the list.
01:25Get yourself out of your comfort zone with your children because they will find a new side
01:31of themselves, both mothers, sons, daughters, fathers, that you haven't experienced before.
01:38As for what's next on the family bucket list…
01:40So the Mari I wouldn't do again because I've done the Mari now.
01:43But I was thinking it was the Amazon.
01:45Sounds like a decision to be made after a bit of rest.
01:52Woah!
01:53Woah!
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