It was so peaceful, waking up next to the Murray River. The
holiday feeling is slowly sinking in!
After breakfast we drove back to Echuca and visited the
tourist information centre and made our way to the Historical Port of Echuca.
It’s a heritage site going back to the time when paddle steamers roamed the
Murray River. It really is like stepping back in time and although we had been
here before we enjoyed visiting it for the second time.
We left the car at the port and walked to the city centre
which only is a short stroll away. After doing some grocery shopping we hit the
road again towards Swan Hill.
We decided to take a turn to the Torrumbarry Weir
Interpretation Centre. We had lunch in the park next to the weir. After visiting
the Interpretation Centre we continued our journey to Swan Hill.
On the way we passed a sign for Kow Swamp. We read in a
brochure that it is home to more than 200 bird species and decided to check it
out. We managed to find the swamp, but finding a spot where you could actually
see the water (and the birds) wasn’t that easy. Using the zoom lens we at least
could ‘shoot’ some birds and drove on to Mt Hope.
Mt Hope is a large granite boulder and to get some exercise
we decided that we should try to climb it. There was no clear path so we had to
make our own way up. The views were a bit disappointing, but at least we did
get some exercise!
As today was all about wanting to go places that were hard
to find it was obvious that included getting to the campsite we picked for the
night. At the end we found it, only to discover we had been here before years
ago! Too funny! Again a beautiful spot next to the river to spend the night.
After setting up our camp we had a well-deserved shower. Not
that there was a shower available but we brought a tiny portable shower bag
that does the job if you feel desperate and sweaty ;)
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