Monday, 31st May
Last day of autumn, and what a magnificent day, weatherwise. We woke to a cloudless sky, warm sunshine and a very gentle breeze, fortunately – there was a HEAP of laundry to do!
After doing all the household chores, we had a lovely walk around the neighbourhood; very easy walking as the place is flat!
We decided on a short drive to Merbein, having seen a lookout advertised in the tourist information booklet and found this without too much difficulty. Tourist signposting is a bit lacking, so we ended up parking some distance from the actual lookout and had a nice walk along the river clifftop. As we were half way to Wentworth, we opted to continue and have a look at the Darling River meeting the Murray River. The Darling was covered with a red weed and did look quite yucky!
We were looking at the floodlevels sign, high above the river, when we spotted Ian and Kerrie from Penguin drive past in their slide-on camper. A quick call on the two way and they returned for a chat. (Ian was Les’ groomsman at our wedding.) We knew they were heading to Queensland, leaving a few days after we sailed, but never expected to meet them at Wentworth.
It was at Wentworth that we came across the little grey Fergie – a statue dedicated to this brand of tractor for the role they played in saving the town from inundation in the 1956 floods. Cat wanted to take it home and we spent some time convincing him it was actually cemented to the plinth.
This afternoon we checked out the Apex Park Beach – a lovely sandy beach on the banks o the Murray. Cat quite enjoyed having a scratch in the sand and chasing the resident ducks! The caravan park at this beach also looked very nice, but we would be hesitant to stay there due to the large number of river red gums. The sign at the entrance warned that the gums could drop branches without warning, even on still days! Not really a good place to camp. There are many luxurious houseboats in the region, just waiting for well-off tourists to hire them. Must admit, it would be quite pleasant for a few days.
Tomorrow we are off to Renmark, South Australia, with the clocks going back half an hour.
Last day of autumn, and what a magnificent day, weatherwise. We woke to a cloudless sky, warm sunshine and a very gentle breeze, fortunately – there was a HEAP of laundry to do!
After doing all the household chores, we had a lovely walk around the neighbourhood; very easy walking as the place is flat!
We decided on a short drive to Merbein, having seen a lookout advertised in the tourist information booklet and found this without too much difficulty. Tourist signposting is a bit lacking, so we ended up parking some distance from the actual lookout and had a nice walk along the river clifftop. As we were half way to Wentworth, we opted to continue and have a look at the Darling River meeting the Murray River. The Darling was covered with a red weed and did look quite yucky!
We were looking at the floodlevels sign, high above the river, when we spotted Ian and Kerrie from Penguin drive past in their slide-on camper. A quick call on the two way and they returned for a chat. (Ian was Les’ groomsman at our wedding.) We knew they were heading to Queensland, leaving a few days after we sailed, but never expected to meet them at Wentworth.
It was at Wentworth that we came across the little grey Fergie – a statue dedicated to this brand of tractor for the role they played in saving the town from inundation in the 1956 floods. Cat wanted to take it home and we spent some time convincing him it was actually cemented to the plinth.
This afternoon we checked out the Apex Park Beach – a lovely sandy beach on the banks o the Murray. Cat quite enjoyed having a scratch in the sand and chasing the resident ducks! The caravan park at this beach also looked very nice, but we would be hesitant to stay there due to the large number of river red gums. The sign at the entrance warned that the gums could drop branches without warning, even on still days! Not really a good place to camp. There are many luxurious houseboats in the region, just waiting for well-off tourists to hire them. Must admit, it would be quite pleasant for a few days.
Tomorrow we are off to Renmark, South Australia, with the clocks going back half an hour.
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