We’ve been busy and have had some very happy times catching up with family and saying goodbye - we will certainly miss everyone.
Our first morning tea was at Boundary Bend and were spoilt with a glazed plaited donut from Grays (thanks to Dennis & Tops)
From there we called into the Euston Weir and were pleasantly surprised to see Lock 15 as a very pretty picnic area.
We found the cruskits and enjoyed our picnic lunch at the junction of the Darling and Murray Rivers at Wentworth and saw Lock 10.
And now we are set up at this very peaceful park at Fort Courage - we have been hearing about this place for many years as Dads Army syndicate (Dennis Darryl Des and Tim) have been going to come here on a fishing trip using their winnings from the players auction. It’s never happened so Tops & I are here instead of Tim and Des (and we’re much prettier).
We enjoyed a relaxing afternoon on the river bank and a rod was thrown in but only snagged! Today Darryl crossed an item off his bucket list as we went to see Lake Victoria about 47kms from here towards Renmark. This is a storage system in the Murray Darling Basin and is operated by SA water. There was water rushing out and the birds were having a feast. It’s presently fairly empty - it was 29% earlier on so could be less now. We were surprised at the infrastructure as there seemed to be several houses, sheds and a great information and viewing area. We couldn’t find the Lake Victoria hotel so Dennis didn’t have to fork out for lunch - instead we had our usual cruskits and salada biscuits!
Tomorrow we’ll leave this lovely spot and head north through Broken Hill to Mutawintji National Park. This has been a prefect spot to start our trip and we’d highly recommend it - though with Easter coming, it will be very busy. So the travellers sign off on this first blog - wishing everyone a very happy and safe Easter 🐣
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