Author(s): Simon Cleary

Travel Literature

Four weeks, 344km and one inspiring river journey

When writer and hiking enthusiast Simon Cleary sets off to follow the course of a river that has so influenced his life, he hopes that by walking its banks he will better understand the power and impact of this immense waterway on the environment and communities who rely on it.

Despite being extremely well-prepared, Cleary is at the mercy of the weather and one of the wettest autumn months on record. His ambitious journey, alone and with companions, threatens to be cut short by the subject of his walk - the swirling, unpredictable and magnificent Brisbane River. Over four eventful weeks and 344 kilometres - from its source to where it empties into the bay - we are witness to the river in all of its beauty and fury.

Everything is Water considers our complex relationship with nature through flood, drought, time and place. It is an inspiring pilgrimage that invites us to connect with nature and also to navigate our own path.