Since my last post on 7 Oct I have been back to Menindee Lakes/Kinchega NP for a 2nd time, further south to Mungo NP, then south again to Wentworth & Mildura area on the Murray river on the NSW/VIC border.
I am currently approx 80k's south of Mildura at the Hatta Kulkyne NP on the Murray river. I have spent the past 3 nites on the murray river at 3 different camp spots at Mildura, Wentworth and south of Mildura at Karadoc but have been unable to go kayaking due to the almost daily gale and strong winds this month and most of last month too. Also today too was blowin a gale unable to kayak on the Murray river here too. Feelin sad for me yet??
Luckily I got some good kayaking done on the lake and weir at Menindee or I would be spewing by now!!
The Murray river is quite an attractive wide river, lots of houseboats of all sizes and old paddlesteamers too. I went on a restored paddlesteamer, 'RUBY', at Wentworth for a look. See the pics below.
Also went to the Inland botanical gardens between Wentworth and Albury. See a few pics below.
I will be checkin some Nat Parks out in Western Victoria in the next week such as the Pink Lakes in the Murray Sunset NP, Wyperfield NP, Part of the Little Desert NP as well. Also saw a brochure for some rock climbing in a park called Mt Arapiles-Tooan state Park. Could be a good challenge like the Flinders Ranges in SA was.
Hope its all going well for all you blogwatchers, thats if anyone really looks at this very often.
Heres some pics of Mungo NP
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| Click on the picture to get a larger view of my ned kelly look!! |
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| Across the dry Lake Mungo to the walls of China eastern shoreline |
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| Mungo woolshed built 1869. click on pic for better view |
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| Heat haze across Mungo Lake |
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| Think it is a Falcon? |
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| Walls of china, wind and rain sculpted sand/clay shapes |
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| A permanent water soak. Cobb and Co horse coaches 1800's stopped here for a drink before going over the dunes at rear to the west |
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| Camping on Murray river near Mildura |
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| Old stables at Mungo |
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| Underground cool room and respite on hot days |
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| Paddlesteamer 'Melbourne' on murray river at Mildura |
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