The mighty Murray.

Well we haven’t got too much to report as we have been meandering along a variety of creeks and rivers including the Mitta Mitta and the Murray at a very slow pace.  We have stayed in some amazing free camps right next to the water which has been great as when we get up, we step outside and get a wash in the river, its amazing.  You can tell it’s really hot when Lyndi gets in the cold water with a minimal amount of fuss!!! 

We are so pleased we brought our bikes as they have been invaluable.  The free camps are usually located in the middle of nowhere and so when you need to make an essential phone call or check football scores etc. we just hop on and head into town (or should that be I!!).  The last one wasn’t so pleasant a 26 km round trip on a 40 degree day, but the fridge had been misbehaving so we needed to book it in for a checkup in Wodonga.

From the little town of Howlong we headed to Beechworth, as it was so close and despite being in Melbourne for 4 years we had never made it there! We actually stayed in a caravan park there to hook up to 240V electricity and use the washing machines, all these things you take for granted!! It was on Lake Sambell and provided a lovely track to walk around.  We obviously visited the Bridge Road brewery, and worked our way from one end of the beer taps to the other, whilst deciding which was our favourite!!  It’s a lovely little town with some cute shops and a really lovely provender where we had lunch all made with local produce!

From Beechworth we headed to another of those twin towns that straddle the Murray, with one on the Victorian side and the other on the New South Wales side- Yarrawonga-Mulwala.  This camp was right on the edge of the Murray and we just floated down the river on our noodles for the 4 days we were there!!

We did our compulsory second hand shop- book search.  We have so many books its ridiculous, but that said we are both getting through a book most days.  It’s still strange having so much time to read for pleasure rather than for Uni!

On the way to our destination we passed the BIG strawberry in Koonoomoo!!

We then headed to Tocumwal for a couple of nights, the free camp was like luxury with a toilet and cold showers, and more importantly is the home of a the BIG COD!! 

The town has a bakery, butchery, couple of antiquey shops and a little shop.  It was the first time that the weather has allowed for a cup of Yorkshire tea, along with the penguins and clubs that we found in the ‘foreigner’ aisle in the supermarket!!!!! 

We were going to the farmers market in the morning, but it was cold and rainy so we decided to have a lazy breakfast and then head off to a free camp near Rochester.  See you again soon xxx