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Christmas /New Years trip
along the Murray to reach the “Murray Mouth” in Goolwa SA.
Wednesday 26th (Boxing day) left home and headed for a camp
ground “Green lake” near Sea Lake west of Swan Hill arrived to be surprised
that they had powered bush setting sites for $20 per night a quick set up - just pulled
the camper up to sleep. Interesting conversation with the local collecting the
fees that the lake itself had been empty of 18 years and was run down until in
recent months it was starting to be filled a nice spot
Thursday 27th : Sea Lake to Loxton SA for 3 nights using as a base to explore the
areas and towns around arrive early afternoon and set up in the powered section,
great Site, shady and close to amenities Temp was around 45deg a drive into
town to get some cold meats/salads as cooking dinner was not going to happen tonight!
In fact we did not cook any food during the trip, Pub lunches and cold meat
/salads brought from Coles/WW each day
Friday 28th: Day for driving around the towns along the
Murray stopping at Berri, Barmera, Renmark, Monash, Kingston on the Murray,
Waikerie (Had lunch at the community club, best $12 Burger ever had) Blanchetown,
Swan Reach then back to Loxton a long day, lots of Kms but some great towns and
sights along the way
Saturday 29th :
Decided to drive to the Barrossa Valley in SA, lunch in the beer garden at a local
Pub in Tanunda and a visit to a local Winery back to camp easy salad dinner
& drinks into the evening
Sunday 30th: Drove from Loxton to Murray Bridge for 3 nights
again using this as a base to explore along the Murray set up in the CP then
into the tourist info center for some map’s and info, drove around town and
took in some of the local attractions, Drove to a town called Mannum for a late
lunch and walk around town and back to CP for dinner and drinks
Monday 31st: early
start to Goolwa to see the “Murray Mouth” where the river meets the sea, the
purpose of the trip in the first place as we had visited a place call Khancoban visited there some years ago
and was interested in the Murry a little research and given we live so close
and camp along the Murray around Ecucha / Cobram etc was the catalyst for the
trip to the “Murray mouth”
Tuesday 1ST Off
to a place called “Hahndorf“ a German town for a look around as this was recommended
from someone we met at the CP as well as friends who have visited, coffee and
walk around town. We decided to head back to the CP and pack up and head home
instead of driving on the Wednesday as planned. Arrived home around 9:30pm all
in all a good decision as we had seen everything we had planned and would have
wasted a day
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