'Wherarwee' in Oz: Log 29-03 Lockhart

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.