Day 9 Saturday 11/5/24 Renmark to Mannum, cloudy 19 There’s a light mist over the river. After checking the air in the tyres, we head for Waikerie downstream and on the Old Sturt Highway. Once more we pass through small … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Following the river to Mannum
Day 8 Friday 10/5/24 Renmark, sunny 23 It’s time to do a spot of washing and cleaning before we move on. Around the perimeter of the caravan park there is a levee bank which is another reminder of the riverine … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Bars & Baths
Day 7 Thursday 9/5/24 Renmark, overcast 22 It was heaven to have a sleep in. With a fridge devoid of fruit and vegetables we do a little shopping. But we do baulk at the price of $9 for a kilo … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – On the syrup
Day 6 Wednesday 8/5/2024 Red Cliffs to Renmark, sunny 23 Gee it’s a nice feeling to wake to blue skies and red dirt. We spend an hour in Mildura fueling up with diesel and coffee, and admiring the oasis that … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Renmark
Day 5 Tuesday 7/5/2024 Lake Tyrrell to Red Cliffs, sunny VeeWee wakes us up, knocking on the door at 6:30 because the sun is rising. An orange band across that salty eastern horizon. Struggling into clothes that will soon be … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Red Cliffs
Day 4 Monday 6/5/2024 St Arnaud to Lake Tyrrell, sapphire sky 22 The recommended tyre service garage can’t look at the Iveco at present but the RACV mechanic from Charlton drives down and gives the old girl the thumbs up. … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Old Salts Captivated by Colour
May 2024 – St Arnaud, Vic At the beginning of the gold rush the gold found was alluvial and the work would have been back breaking. Panning, sluicing and digging with picks and shovels in country that was naturally dry … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Before We Move On
Day 3 Sunday 5/5/2024 St Arnaud, blue skies 7 – 21 While Woody walks, VeeWee and I drive out to Carapooee to see the pebble church that was built by my great grandfather and the other farmers and miners of … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – All Out of Love
Day 2 Saturday 4/5/2024 Avoca to St. Arnaud, light cloud 6 – 20 It was 6 degrees overnight and quite mild. The drive up to St. Arnaud is through pleasant sheep country which merges into hungry, dry gold country. VeeWee … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Build it and they will come
May 2024 Day 1 Friday 3/5/2024 Home (Mornington Peninsula) to Avoca, sunny 11 here, 18 there With a couple of weeks to spare between medical appointments, we decide that there’s no need to sit at home looking at the calendar when the autumn weather is so mild and perfect for caravanning. Yep, we need some country air and it’s time to hitch up albeit briefly. We take the Mornington Peninsula freeway up to South Rd, then follow the bay along Beach Rd to the Westgate Bridge. The morning is gradually warming. What seemed to be never-ending tunnel works on the … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Break it up fellas!
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