Today is the day to head home! Somehow it seems to make me cheerful, although once I get home reality will hit fast and everything will seem like a dream.
Of course, the weather is beautifully fine and warming up fast! Today we headed for Mildura, a major irrigation area growing fruit and vegetables inland on the Murray River.
Once we headed out of the Adelaide Hills we discovered that South Australia is flat, flat, and more flat, and looking very dry in spite of the rain they are getting. But once we got to the Murray River the scenery became much more interesting. Today we have had a Murray River crawl! The river is very high, close to bursting its banks. it is a lovely sight, and must be a great relief for the locals after years of drought and enviromental stress with too much water being taken for irrigation from the river under drought conditions. We stopped at every town on the Murray that had a park at the river. The dogs are in a good routine as now they accept a dring every time we stop. We have found some wonderful quiet towns on the Murray that I would gladly go back to and stay a while in perfect peace and quiet. At Mildura we found houseboats where people live permanently. With the river in such good condition, it seems an idyllic lifestyle!
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