Mid Murray

We left the trees behind and headed east through more wheat fields. The wind was back in full force and we witnessed it in action in the hundreds of wind turbines dotting the hills around Jamestown. We headed south and recognised some familiar scenery - as we passed through Mount Bryan (site of our first (and last...so far!) puncture) the loop was complete! 19 weeks and one day and more than 15,000km of adventures...home suddenly felt very close!
We drove into Murray River country and had our first vehicle ferry trip (free, runs 24 hours and takes about 2 minutes!) as we crossed over towards Cadell. We pulled into a reserve right on the river and found a spot without too many overhanging trees (the 70km+ winds made us slightly nervous...although another camper who was sitting under a river red gum told us they "only drop their limbs when they're full of sap"...that may (or may not?!) be the case but we weren't up for the gamble!). The temperature peaked at about 34 degrees so Roy and the kids cooled off in the river (Jen not tempted by the murky waters!) and the kids befriended all of the dogs staying at the campsite and took them for walks around the tracks.
Late in the day the wind eased off as it changed direction and we sat outside and enjoyed the view of the cliffs on the opposite bank thanks to some pretty impressive lighting at the campground.Read more