16 to 23 February
After a couple of nights in Euston on the NSW side of the Murray we headed off to drive the Old Mail Road from Mildura to Boarder Cliffs, to camp near the Old Customs House.
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| Old mail route |
The Sturt highway would have been easier, but the fun was in retracing the route of the old mail delivery ... all on dirt roads, no houses there anymore and didn't pass another vehicle in the 2 hours it took drive the 120km.
The route skirts the Murray sunset national park. The landscape is flat, dusty and very dry, unless under irrigation, the contrast is stark. We spent a few days bush camping just over the SA boarder by the old customs building, and along with bush walking, we found a fabulous brewery on the Murray built in an old shearing shed.
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| Murray sunset national park |
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| Camping Lake Bonney |
After a quick stay and dip in Lake Bonney, and a delicious long lunch at Banrock Station Winery we headed to Mannum to catch up with Bev & Gary at their weekender. Surprise guests were supplied, in our netball friends Josie & Mark, so it was some weekend.
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| Peach picking |
The view from the Mannum balcony was over wetlands, very pretty, and it was a weekend of eating, drinking, laughing and even a trip to the local orchard to collect peaches for preserving.
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| Kev, Bev and Mary |
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