After having spent the past week off grid since leaving Canberra, we made a booking at a Caravan Park in Mildura to get a few things done. We made a couple more stops at free camps along the way - Mulberrygong and Yanga National Park.
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| Magnificent Eucalypt by our campsite at Mulberrygong on the Murrumbidgee River |
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| Sunset view outside the van at Yanga National Park |
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| Willows Campground, Yanga National Park |
Judy had to pick up her new glasses in Mildura (which she ordered in Batemans Bay), the car was booked in for a service and we just needed a restock of essentials. As we drove into town, we turned left as advised by SATNAV, directly into an RBT. There was a copper out on the main road selectively directing drivers down the left hand turn. He didn't choose me to do so, I did! When I pulled up, the copper said it wasn't often people volunteered to come in.
We paid a visit to 'Rio Vista', which is an historical home from the 19th century. It has been morphed into the Mildura Arts Centre. You can do a self guided tour through the house and art exhibitions.
Today, we took a trip to Wentworth which is a small historic town back over the border in NSW. Apart from its historical significance, Wentworth is located at the junction of the Darling and Murray Rivers - the two longest rivers in the country.
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| Darling River in from the left into the Murray which can be seen in the background |
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| Junction Park, Wentworth (from bank of the Murray River) |
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| Perry Sand Hills, Wentworth |
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| The Palms Caravan Park - our home in Mildura |
We've decided, while we are "in the area", to divert our course to Lake
Eyre. We hope to coincide our visit with the incoming Queensland
floodwaters.
We will head westwards into South Australia and make a stopover in the Flinders Ranges along the way to Lake Eyre.
