Paddlesteamer Melbourne Mildura

Drive to the Mildura Wharf and park. We've come here to do a 90 minute sunset cruise on the Paddlesteamer Melbourne. Departs at 6.30pm and returns at 8pm.
We've got the perfect evening for this - it is calm and balmy - totally comfortable in our shorts and short sleeve shirts. What a pleasure to cruise the Murray River to the quiet chug chug of the steam engine and listening and able to watch the paddle wheels go around. We get prime position (with this weather) sitting out the front top deck - watching the approaching views. This cruise isn't licenced for alcohol drinks, so we're more than happy with the complimentary tea and coffee. Can purchase snacks (ie cheese and biscuits packs, chips, muffins and softdrink in cans). I purchase a cheese and biscuits pack (Mainland Lunch on the Go - Chilli Jam) for $5 and Roger gets a can of Coke $4. Enough in the pack to make up 2 biscuits each - more than fine when we've already had our tea before boarding. We were told that we'd be welcome to bring aboard our own packed food (picnic style) - and others certainly did. I did bring along a box of BBQ Shapes - we happily munched on them on the return trip.
Very enjoyable cruise - so lovely to be welcome to wander about the boat, so interesting to check out the engine and paddle wheels - not going to see the likes of them anymore! Melbourne (this paddle steamer) was built in 1912.
Return on time, and Roger and I go for a short drive along the waterfront before going back to our camp.Read more