Around Australia

Around Australia
On The Road Again

Monday, 7 March 2011

Sandy & John

Today has been interesting as we traveled from Hay to Mildura. The territory from Hay to Balranald is just so flat that you can see a semi way in the distance as another passes beside it. There was this very old man with his pack on his back all bent over and walking along the highway in the middle of what seems like a dessert. It is actually quite pretty to see.

One farm gate was named HELLS GATE and living that far from everything it must seem like it. The farmers and their wives must be very dedicated.The scenery started to change from Wakool which is orchard country. Wild life is rare we spotted a few emu's  and caught a large wasp on our CB- aerial which we watched for an hour.

 How unlucky was it to be caught like this. I will eventually send photo. Euston has the largest winery you could imagine then we found the name. Mc Williams wines. That's why it was so big. The Murrumbidgee river meets up with the Murray river at Robinvale near Murray valley.


 Never to old to learn.
Lesson for today is that if you have any fire extinguishers in house or van, every six months you should turn them upside down and tap the bottom with a rubber mallet so that the powder isn't solid on the base. If you don't then when you go to use it it won't work.
There has been a forecast of more rain for this area on the 19th March, 2011.


We are 28 km from Mildura and it is so flat that we can see Mildura in the distance.Oasis country. Monak- citrus and grapes everywhere. Trentham-oranges and mandarins.
Gol Gol then Buronga and we are here. Found the best park on the Murray River watching the steam boat passing us. $21.00 per night and it is recommended that if passing stay here.
Buronga Riverside Caravan Park. five star

2 comments:

  1. 9.3.11 I will post another comment. You are doing well. I am enjoying your description of your adventure. I think I am the only one commenting on your blog page. Stay safe. Love to you both.

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  2. Thank you Ina, I have just tried to send photo's and it worked. There were about ten photo's and only a few came through. I will keep on trying. All well we are still at Mildura until Friday then we will be going to Renmark.Don't know how to change JO BLOG as we were just testing and l didn't mean to use this name for the blog. If you have a solution please let me know. Love to both xxxx

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