http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Echuca/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Victoria , Echuca en-us Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:56:42 BST Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:56:42 BST We arrived in Echuca with the first rain storm in months. We stayed the first night in an old hotel to stay dry and on checking in took note of the date for the first time in weeksand it happened to be the day before our 11th wedding anniversary The next day we found a caravan park with cabins right on the Murray River. Technically the caravan park was in Moama NSW the town across the river http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Echuca/blog-308146.html Being a vet student hoorah and at last work experience is always interesting and fun but i can honestly say that my 3 weeks in Rochester near Echuca see above were the best i have ever had on placement. As friend at college Jenny says who is lifelong friends with Merryn the vet that i stayed with Rochester Veterinary Clinic has probably spoiled all English placements for me There is no http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Echuca/blog-269109.html The tomato processing plant shut for 13 days as the fruit was not ripe and therefore no work for us so we decided to do some travelling. The first trip was to Bendigo via Elmore where Howardrsquos mum used to live some 20 years ago. Set exactly halfway between Bendigo and Echuca at the point where the Midland Highway becomes the Northern Highway Elmore might be small but come October more t http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Echuca/blog-248478.html As we are both avid Country and Western music fans we found Tamworth fascinating. We visited the BIG GOLDEN GUITAR museum and they had the recordCD shop to die for if you are a C W fan just about every artiste you could mention both Australian English and in my opinion the best American. The wax works was fun and I suppose it is the only time we will ever get near the singers. Trevor is http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Echuca/blog-226026.html Blog10On Christmas eve we travelled into Melbourne city to meet with Norman we met at St Kilda Beach to be more precise we met at a bar overlooking the esplanade the sun was shining but not exactly beach weather. After a couple of drinks the wind came and as we have learnt this is then followed by rain. We went back to his hotel and met Martin Steve and Sue We all then went for a meal http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Echuca/blog-118364.html So after making my way back to melbourne. it was time to search for some work. After just two phone calls on monday I was told that there was work going in Echuca if I could get there that day to start work the next day. So packed my stuff and headed to the bus station for a three hour coach journey to my destination. At half six the following morning i met up with Hester and Ronald who were also http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Echuca/blog-108750.html MORE PHOTOS TO BE ADDED SOONSean and I went to Echuca for the weekend. Echuca is a town situated on the Murray River i.e. on the VictoriaNew South Wales border. It's about 200km from Melbourne and the town of Moama lies opposite it on the NSW side of the river. In the 1800s exconvict Henry Hopwood persuaded the government to establish a river port here and this led to the town's affluence. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Echuca/blog-45604.html