Echuca
Echuca, Vic Being in the area we decide to spend a few relaxing days at Moama Waters Caravan Park. Moama is the NSW twin town of Echuca and combined they have a population of 21,242 (2018). With the Murray River … Continue reading Echuca
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Lockington
Lockington, Vic After spending a chilly night in Leitchville we take the back roads south to Lockington. A town with a population 808 (at 2016 census) and a landscaped irrigation channel that runs through the centre of town. The farms … Continue reading Lockington
Leitchville
Leitchville, Vic Roughly following the Murray River upstream and travelling southeast along the Murray Valley Highway we find Leitchville. This small town is in an area of dairy farming, tomato growing and the big surprise cotton. Leitchville has a population … Continue reading Leitchville
Koondrook
Koondrook, Vic Koondrook, the Victorian twin town to Barham, NSW has a population of 832 (2016 census) and like Barham is much reliant on the Sir John Monash built bridge across the Murray. Koondrook is home to the historic Arbuthnot … Continue reading Koondrook
Barham
The New South Wales town of Barham is situated on the north bank of the Murray River and only 300 or so Kms from Melbourne. It has a population of 1159 (2016 Census) and is a twin town with Koondrook … Continue reading Barham
Wyandra
Wyandra, Qld There is nothing quite like tiny towns. Those little dots on the map that most people drive through very quickly. Yet, we have found time and again that if we stay a night or two those little dots … Continue reading Wyandra
Capricorn Dancers, Summary Winter 2021
101 Days 100 Nights 8752 Kms Fuel $1565.18 ($15.50 per day or 18 cents per km) Accommodation: $3240.95 ($32.41 per night) Breakages: Apart from the TV dying there were no major issues. That’s a first! Route: Tocumwal, 7 nights ‘under Covid stay in place rule’ Caravan Park Darlington Point, 1 night, CP Lake Cargelligo, 1 night, CP Trundle, 1 night, Showgrounds Ballimore, 1 night, Hair of the Dog Inn Pub Stay Narrabri, 1 night, CP Casino, 3 nights (waiting out the weather), CP Tallebudgera Creek, 2 nights, CP Somerset Park, 4 nights, Campgrounds Kenilworth, 6 nights, Showgrounds Kandanga, 3 nights, … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Summary Winter 2021
Capricorn Dancers, Day 101 – An anticlimax
Day 101 Saturday 4/9/21 Hillston to Melbourne, wet cold What a shocker of a night that was. Apart from being hot and wet, as we turned out the lights two trucks pulled up beside us. One had livestock onboard and … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 101 – An anticlimax
Capricorn Dancers, Day 100 – No Man’s Land
Day 100 Friday 3/9/21 Barringun to Hillston, pleasant 26 light cloud We wake early after a quiet night. The whizzbang has already gone. We cross the border at 7:50 while the police and military are having breakfast by the fire. … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 100 – No Man’s Land
Capricorn Dancers, Day 99 – Teetering on the edge
Day 99 Thursday 2/9/21 Wyandra to Barringun, warm 32 We’re up at 6:00 after a lovely night with most of the van open. While Woody goes for a walk I wander over to the old cricket pitch and breathe the … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 99 – Teetering on the edge
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