-- From Barmera to Swan Hill
The road tracklog
From Barmera to Swan Hill
from 2010/08/23 to 2010/08/29
I remained four days in Barmera at the edge of the Lake Bonney. The weather was gloomy, windy and always rainy with very cold temperatures. I worked with the drafting of my website.
Thursday August 26 I left Barmera without nostalgia so much the weather was execrable. On the move to Mildura meteorology did not improve. Before arriving the countryside covered with vineyards in winter dress. I stopped at the entry of the city on a rest area.
Mildura is a modern city with broad quadrangular avenues whose only real sight is the Rio Vista house, former home of William B. Chaffrey, transformed into artistic centre and museum, see Gallery-4. The next days I traversed Murray River the longest river, 2700km, navigable in Australia and the third-longest in the world. Formerly paddle steamers transported goods up and down from Murray Bridge.
Main street
Mildura
27/08/2010
No, the Murray Valley Hwy doesn't go along the river but curves between orchards of cherry trees in flowers, of citrus fruits trees charged with fruits and vine without leat. Admittedly the landscape is of great beauty but during 200km it is monotonous. I stopped at the edge of the river in Nyah behind the hippodrome.
Murray Valley Hwy
En route
28/08/2010
Perhaps by lassitude of already seeing Swan Hill did not hold my attention; admittedly there was the Murray River, but Pioneer Settlement had a back bitter taste moreover weather was covered and the site deserted by tourists. I installed me at Big4 campground out of price in low season. The next destination, Canberra
Huge Australian
Sculpture
Swan Hill
29/08/2010
PS Gem, paddle boat
Swan Hill
29/08/2010
