Then onto Minyip to see Ray and Sandra.
Next it was off to Donald to spend the night, we found a nice little caravan park and set up then went and had a look around town. Found a second hand shop and I got a bit of crystal.
Off to Swan Hill now a very nice place but the caravan parks are a bit expensive there. Did the sights got some crystal from an antique shop. On Saturday morning we packed up and went to the Church boot sales.
Now it is off to Deniliquin we had a look around a few garage sales I got a bit of crystal. We decided not to stay in Deniliquin as there are no markets on Sunday so we headed home.
Although a short trip we had a great time. Will have to take more photos of places in the future. We will be ready to take a longer trip next time.
We are off to South Australia on the 28 October will spend about 2 weeks traveling around.
Echuca-Moama
The Cobb & Co Royal Mail coach outside the Echuca Coach House
Minyip
A small country town population of about 500 is located in the wheat-growing
shire of Dunmunkle. Is well known as Coopers Crossing where they did the
Flying Doctors television series. We call in here to visit some chat friends
Ray and his wife Sandra.
Donald
Attractive service town on the banks of the Richardson River
Donald is a town of some 1700 people laid out around a serpentine stretch
of the Richardson River which is popular with local anglers. It is located
259 km northwest of Melbourne on the Sunraysia Highway and 118 m above
sea-level. A neat and tidy town, it is essentially a service centre to
the surrounding district where wheat, barley, fat lambs and wool are the
main produce, although there has been some recent diversification into
peas, canola, safflower and other crops. The massive wheat silos bear
testimony to the central economic preoccupation of the Wimmera district.
Donald is known as the 'Home of the Duck' due to the prevalence of the
waterbird on local waterways and the annual duck-shoot held in their honour.
Perhaps another factor was the irresistible connection with that famous
Walt Disney character.
Swan hill
Giant Murray Cod 11 m long and 6 m wide, the 'cod' signifies the local
popularity of fishing on the Murray. It is located in Curlewis St, adjacent
the railway station. Children can sit inside the mouth of this old movie
prop for a photograph.
Deniliquin
Large service centre surrounded by rivers and lagoons.
Deniliquin is a town of 7895 persons on the Edward River, a branch of
the Murray River which was created by a fault in the earth's surface.
Unusually, within the town, a series of lagoons snake off into parkland
and state forest, and a footbridge across a creek opposite the town hall
in Cressy St leads to an island wildlife sanctuary.