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Monday 26-4-10 Off to Moorook to join up with Tony, Cheryl & Jake again . We travelled all morning & hit a plague of locusts & got to Moorook (camp site 162) right beside the Murray River, with fish jumping, a great spot $7 a night. We set up camp & Den washed the locusts off the van & car & then we caught up with all the goss & had tea around the camp fire. Tuesday 27-4-10 We cooked up all our vegies ready to go to Renmark tomorrow as we have to get rid of all our fruit & vegs . We had a lazy day, setting Yabby traps & catching a few as well as shrimps. Den caught a European Carp & he cooked it for lunch, not too bad but very bony. The boys then caught a cat fish & threw it back. We started the fire at 4 pm as it was really cold, we had tea & damper by the fire. Wednesday 28-4-10 Had a big drive today 38km we are staying at Plush Bend free camp 142 , It took us 2 hours to find a spot & poor Tony got the van into
a dead end & had to back out. We went a bit further & came to the river bank & set up. There are loos but no water. Tony was not feeling great so he went into the Dr’s & ended up in hospital with a kidney infection. Then Cheryl had to take him into Berri to have a scan & X-ray & will find out tomorrow what’s wrong. It was pretty cold so we lit the fire & went to bed early. The temps been 7 deg at night & around 20 deg during the day. Thursday 29-4-10 We went into town & washed our clothes at the Laundromat & then went shopping for groceries today, as we found out we could take fruit & veg across the border (all that cooking for nothing) . We had a look around Renmark, it’s a nice town, lots of wineries, but I think I might leave them alone. We visited Tony in hospital & they are trying to see what sort of infection he has. We came back & put everything away & hung out the washing. It was freezing & windy, even to light the fire , so we went
inside & had an early night. Friday 30-4-10 Happy Birthday Corey, have a nice day, missing everyone. We then set off to Berri (more Locust’s )& had a look there, lots of houseboats on the river & a nice town. We went to Centrelink & then came back to Renmark to see Locke 5 on the Murray, it was a shame as they are working on it & we could not see much. We then took a drive through Paringa to Heading Lookout & the reserve there where you can camp, a nice spot but no loo’s & the road in was pretty corrugated. Today has been warmer thank goodness. We headed back to camp & Corey returned our call , they are in Toowoomba at Moto x this weekend. Maddy rode in the Gundy Show & got 1st place in her class, clever girl. We sat around the fire & it was a lot nicer tonight. Saturday 1-5-10 Lazy day today Cheryl went off to see Tony in hospital & we stayed at home as Annie had an upset tummy & we were up & down last night with her. Den caught up on the banking etc & I
sat down & did a puzzle book . Cheryl & I went for a walk to see if we could get up the river more but we walked & walked & only found a dead end & more locusts . It has been a beautiful day today probably 24deg . We sat around the fire & asked to guys at the back of us if they wanted to join us, one guy Chris is from Tassie & has been camping for 13 years & follows the seasonal work around, The other guy John was from England & has an accent of the Irish. We had a good night & it was warmer. Hayden rang us all excited he came third over all at the Moto x & he hates the track & got $35 prize money, go Hayden. Brett & Kara rang & it was good to catch up with them, they are still in Melbourne. Sunday 2-5-10 Cheryl went to pick up Tony , it’s good to have him back. We did a bit of washing & tidied up. We then went to Renmark to the Renmark Hotel for a great meal & sat on the banks of the
Murray at Renmark & saw the Paddle steamer Industry go up the river & watched the ducks with their ducklings waddling around the park. We filled up our water containers & came back to camp & had a rest & sat by the fire & had tea. 3-4-10 Monday, Lazy day, packing up & catching up on the computer, as we are off to Mildura till the 7th May tomorrow, then head to Wollongong, not too sure when we will be there. Cheers everyone
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AAWWWWWWW!!!!!!
Great Blog entry....ganna miss you guys sooooooo much....Happy Travels...and catch up soon ....luv yas.xxxxxx