Keith was our next Port of Call. It is a small town on the
way north towards the Murray River. We met up with Pat and Alan. Enjoyed their
company very much. It was great to catch up after such a long time. We spent
the evening with them playing cards and laughing. They moved on to Adelaide, on
their way north to The Alice and we moved on to Berri, on the Murray.
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| Mark, Jane, Pat and Alan. Beemer in the front. |
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| Jeep on a stick. |
Berri is a nice place on the banks of the Murray River. There
are lots of market gardens with almonds, orange groves and paddocks full of
butternut pumpkins. We thought they were rocks to start with. Mark bought some
off the side of the road. The farmers market was on in Barmera, so we went for
a sticky. It was a good day out.
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| An old waterpump. |
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| House boats on the Murray at Berri |
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| The Murray River |
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| Berri War Memorial |
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| Mark's pumpkins for $5 |
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| The view of Berri from the look out |
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| The view of Berri from the look out |
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| Berri water tower look out |
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| We didn't know it was dress up. Beemer felt naked |
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| An unusual was memorial |
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| The road was closed for the market in the main street |
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| An old building |
Morgan was our next stop, also on the Murray. There were
lots of houseboats moored in a marina and a ferry which ran 24 hours a day. The
caravan park was right on the river beside the ferry. A very nice spot to stay
for a while. There was an aviary with unusual parrots in it. The old railway
station and wharf are very interesting.
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| One of the many houseboats on the Murray at Morgan |
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| Part of the old railway station |
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| A paddle steamer they are re-building at the old wharf |
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| Mark and beemer on the old wharf |
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| The Morgan ferry at night |
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| The pretty parrots |
We travelled on to Burra Creek Gorge for a free camp for a
couple of days. We were able to have a fire but it was very cold without the
heater (no electricity) it is a very pretty place and the view from our front
door was lovely. It was great to sit by the fire and watch the wallabies come
down from the hills at sun set. There was a water hole and we were told there
is always water there.
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| The view from our front door |
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| Red River gums |
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| Sunset from our front door |
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| Red river gums |
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| Jane and the red river gums |
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| our camp fire |
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| The water hole |
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| Beemer and Mark at the water hole |
Burra has been our favourite spot to visit, so we are back
there to see the old stone buildings and check out Thorogoods Cider Winery. There
is a really nice feel to Burra. The trees are starting to change colour with
the weather starting to get cold at night.
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| Sunset at the caravan park in Burra. It's full! |
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| Morning at the caravan park. It's empty! |
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| Autumn trees in Burra |
