Today was a good day with lots to see and it was relatively easy to find a camp. I try to plan, in overview, the night before. That is all very well I look to see what there is that I want to see and work how far to go and where to stay. In practice of course I find something else to see and maybe do not go as far as I planned to go so I have to find somewhere to stay without preplanning. Or I get to the planned site and despite the reviews or information that I have it is for some reason no good, again I have to find somewhere unplanned.
Another thing is what do I stop and look at. Everywhere I go there are innumerable signs indicating something to look at from lakes to museums to hills etc. If I stopped at all of them I would never get anywhere, which is okay I am here to see things and learn but if I never make forward progress there are lots of things in front of me that I will not see. After all I probably will only have about another 20 years of this lifestyle. So I pick and choose which possibly means that I miss out on some good things but that’s life, maybe I will see those things next trip through here.
Anyway back to today without the philosifising. This mornings walk was across the bridge joining Robinvale, where I was camped, to Euston on the other side of the rivet/border. So I walked from Victoria into NSW took some photos and walked back. Then on to Swan Hill driving through mainly farming areas with occasional river views. Farming areas her means al sorts, the usual cereals, vineyards, olive tres and various other trees including one that said edible nuts.
Swan Hill was a bit of shopping, fuel and a look at the very fast flowing river and a look at another interesting bridge. Then onwards which today meant putting up with dust storms, a very strong wind and a little rain to my next stop at Lake Boga. During the WW2 after the Darwin bombings which destroyed a large part of our Catalina fleet this became a secret repair base for Catalinas. When we say Catalinas we are actually referring to a large number of flying boat, or sea plane, designs. They now have a museum complete with a Catalina, various motors, a video and lots of other paraphernalia. It was a lengthy and interesting visit and I am glad that I stopped although one does get a bit of overload.
My planned stop for the night was the Kerang turf club which I found with a little bit of effort. But I was the only one there so I opted for the local caravan park and here I am.
Another thing is what do I stop and look at. Everywhere I go there are innumerable signs indicating something to look at from lakes to museums to hills etc. If I stopped at all of them I would never get anywhere, which is okay I am here to see things and learn but if I never make forward progress there are lots of things in front of me that I will not see. After all I probably will only have about another 20 years of this lifestyle. So I pick and choose which possibly means that I miss out on some good things but that’s life, maybe I will see those things next trip through here.
Anyway back to today without the philosifising. This mornings walk was across the bridge joining Robinvale, where I was camped, to Euston on the other side of the rivet/border. So I walked from Victoria into NSW took some photos and walked back. Then on to Swan Hill driving through mainly farming areas with occasional river views. Farming areas her means al sorts, the usual cereals, vineyards, olive tres and various other trees including one that said edible nuts.
Swan Hill was a bit of shopping, fuel and a look at the very fast flowing river and a look at another interesting bridge. Then onwards which today meant putting up with dust storms, a very strong wind and a little rain to my next stop at Lake Boga. During the WW2 after the Darwin bombings which destroyed a large part of our Catalina fleet this became a secret repair base for Catalinas. When we say Catalinas we are actually referring to a large number of flying boat, or sea plane, designs. They now have a museum complete with a Catalina, various motors, a video and lots of other paraphernalia. It was a lengthy and interesting visit and I am glad that I stopped although one does get a bit of overload.
My planned stop for the night was the Kerang turf club which I found with a little bit of effort. But I was the only one there so I opted for the local caravan park and here I am.
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