Covespot 4 - Wallaby 3

Beyond Trentham winery we cruised to Redcliffs then to the wreck of the Susan barge and berthed just up stream of her. In the morning we cruised on past Bonnie Doon, a homestead and then berthed near Bottle Bend just beyond Mallee Cliffs. Next day we cruised up to Karadoc and decided that would be the highest upstream we would cruise despite the beauty of the Murray. Near Karadoc, Ros spotted a Yellow Spoonbill (Mallee waterbirds guide) and we also spotted the beautiful historic paddle wheeler Evangeline. At all berths we had cabin fever walks and also tried various rigs for fishing to no avail!! The Murray is just so beautiful though with differing lights for photography. At berth last night we had a beautiful double rainbow followed by an stark electrical storm at midnight! Ros cooked a lovely lemon self saucing pudding for afters following our chicken schnitzel on mash with mushroom sauce and greens. Acknowledgements; Charts www.rivermurraycharts.com.au Mallee Waterbirds Guide ...

We loaded on to the Spirit, TT Line, in Devonport on the evening of the 23rd May 2018. On board with us were Ainesley and Ros Smith and Graeme and Judy had boarded on the 22nd. Ultimately the other stops will include visiting family to catch up with our gand children. First, we were destined for Mildura where we would spend the first week together on one of the the Sunrasia Resort houseboats. We were allocated Barbados 103. It is a 3 bedroom, 2 level Houseboat with all facilities and a spar. After the first night in the Buronga Caravan Park near Mildura and some shopping for supplies we boarded Barbados 103 at 1400hrs and took our instructions from Grant. After which we had some instructions and practice runs with Grant still aboard to ensure we could handle the houseboat. We set off under our own steam and headed for Gol Gol to find an overnight berth. Our berth was in a new estate not far from Buronga. Next day we set off for the Trentham Estate Winery. Lovely wines and a beautiful...