Leaving Numurkah, we travelled a whole
50k's to Cobram, Vic. Just outside the township on the banks of the Murray we
stopped at a camp spot called 'Dead River Beach', despite the name it was a
beautiful piece of countryside, it was so peaceful that we decided to spend
some time there (together with about 10
other vans). It had a golden sandy beach & clear water to swim in.
Every morning & evening a flock of about 100 cockatoos would start their
raucous cry to let us know the time, kangaroos would come down to the water for
a drink on the opposite side of the river & there was even the odd emu.
Each day would drive the 5K's into town to
buy supplies & explore the area,
Cobram is a very modern town boasting a Woolworths, Mitre 10, Beds-R-Us &
other major town outlets. It was a bustling little metropolis. There were lots
& lots of flys but this was offset by no mosquitoes. At night you could go
koala spotting with a flashlight & the roos on our side of the river would
come out to play.
Some days we took trips to other towns in
the area such as Tocumwal , Finley & Berrigan where there was always time
to stop for a coffee. The only drawback to the campspot was the abbatoirs about
2K's away, sometimes we could smell the blood & guts of the slaughtered
animals, it was only faint but it made
Liz a bit nauseous.
After 6 days we decided to move on to the
town of Lockhart, there are no free camp spots in this area so we booked into
the local caravan park for the next few days. What a surprise, it had a manmade
lake on one side & town was on the other, there was grass underfoot
(without burrs so Lulu was pleased) & the amenities were like ensuites with
toilet shower etc in the one room. There were several of these spread around
the rounds & they were immaculate. A half hour walk was enough to walk
through town & back including looking in all the shop windows. Ther are
also several scenic tourist spots near the town.
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| Vans lined up along Dead River Beach |
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| Lockhart Sculpture |
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| again |
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| Last fellow front on |
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| In someones front yard |
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| Another sculpture |
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| Lockhart is called the verandah city |
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| Our campsite |
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| Happy hour |
