Day 38, Australia

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- Apr 12, 2022, 6:11pm
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- Australia New South Wales Wentworth Junction Island -34.11233, 141.9146634°6’44” S 141°54’53” E
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Day 39
Day 38
April 12, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Distance 1375/ 2195
Next town Old Customs House
4 days ahead of schedule

Made it from Mildura to Wentworth today after taking advantage of a "cutting" where the river has found a new shorter course since it was first surveyed. This saved about 9kms.
Wentworth is on the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers. The Darling water is an opaque grey white colour quite different to the grey brown of the Murray.
I wondered about scores, if not hundreds of one man tents along the riverbank near Mildura. A guy in the caravan park said these are "placeholders" for Easter where people stake their claim for the best spots!
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Traveler You must have thought you had some friends for a while with all the single man tents😂
4/12/22Reply
Traveler Yeah, it was weird that there so many tents and no people. Amazing to think that people would drive all the way up here from Melbourne just to stake their claim!
4/14/22Reply
Traveler Bet your glad your not in Mildura for Easter. Could you ever get tired of those red cliffs. And that River red gum, stunning. xx
4/12/22Reply
Traveler Wondering whether I should apply for a job with National Geographic as a photographer!!
4/14/22Reply
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