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Murray River

Travel with us as we travel the 2,300km of the Murray River.

This morning while were having breakfast, we spotted a very plump bird that was running through the grasses digging holes in the ground. Neither of us had seen the bird before so we checked Google, which allowed us to match a picture. The bird was a Guinea Fowl. So we went for a drive along… Read More »Mannum

Mannum

On a much cooler day, we pack up to continue down the Murray. Karen has chosen the path for us to follow today. We leave the caravan park and board the waiting ferry to cross the Murray. This is the first of many times we will cross the Murray today. After travelling at a nice leisurely… Read More »Big Bends and Cliffs

Big Bends and Cliffs

It was going to be a scorcher today, with the temperature for the area to be 41, and with Morgan to be a couple of degrees warmer as it is in the valley. So I got up early, it had been a restless night sleep as it had been warm and went for a wander… Read More »Historic Morgan

Historic Morgan

It was time to catch-up on a few admin tasks, one of those was the blog and the other was the laundry. Unfortunately, I haven’t found a way to automate it (I know it’s just the machine), if anyone has a way please let me know. After a couple of hours we hatched the plan… Read More »Overland Corner

Overland Corner

Taking the advice of a couple we met yesterday, we went to visit Loxton. Loxton was about 40km from Lake Bonney, our camp. So we hopped in the car, back through Berri. As you arrive in the main street of the little town, there are some old buildings. We went down and had at a… Read More »Loxton & 919 Wines

Loxton & 919 Wines

We awoke to another cloudless day that the area is renowned. We had a brief look through the pamphlets that Karen had taken from the information centre. We then decided to do the tourist drives around Paringa, SA as they were the furthest away at 50kms. So we headed towards Renmark and the hooked a… Read More »Paringa & Surrounds

Paringa & Surrounds

After 3 nights at Mildura, we bid farewell to continue our adventure down the Murray. We had enjoyed our stay and also met some nice people. A couple we met even ran the Underground Motel at White Cliffs NSW, so if you are in the area drop in and say hi. We had mapped our… Read More »Dirt all the way

Dirt all the way