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    1Sunrise over the river at Blanchetown.
    Cliffs, cliffs and more cliffs!Love the colours and sculptural forms of the RRG's!Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel. Highly recommended!A fishing trawler (?) near Blanchetown. Looks a little out of place!Upmarket shack.Tonight's camp site. Fantastic!

    Day 55

    April 29, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Distance 1971 / 2195
    Next town Nildottie
    1 day ahead of schedule

    Drizzled most of today, but cool conditions and a slight tail wind so happy days. Went past Moorunde, which is the settlement set up by Edward John Eyre to help the local Aborigine tribes assimilate into the new order. I read his biography and it really is an interesting story.
    Had a great lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel, a great pub in a picturesque little town. Will need to return at a later date to reinvestigate. Ditto the Blanchetown pub!
    Looking forward to the family weekend coming up.
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