3 Apr 2025

 3 Apr 2025

Down town at the Port of Echuca

So the day started with a decent light show in Echuca this morning, Though the photos were achieved with quite a few laps of the main street, so I guess people knew I was mad, they didn't just have to guess. I then plugged in the TomTom and picked the welcome sign for Mildura, it worked out the route and off we went. Great roads, nowhere near the main highways and I almost had the roads to myself. A total of three cars went the other way in about 40 kilometres, which was good as it was a central strip sealed road, so if anyone comes along you both have to drop the left side wheels into the dirt. 

Central strip sealed road, about 100 k's of this with 1 truck and 5 cars.

 One unfortunate incident though, the last car in that 40k section managed to kick up a rock that bounced perfectly to collect the headlight, the lens of which shattered completely. The good part is that it didn't het the windscreen! I would have been well and truly stuffed then (mind a later car did flick a stone which did hit the windscreen, you can see where it hit! Thankfully it didn't shatter it either!)

Ok so you recall I said i picked the welcome to Mildura sign as the route destination? Well imagine the surprise when I reached the sign and it is actually 142 kilometres from Mildura! What a joy, still it was only 404 kilometres all up today.

only 142 kilometres from Mildura!

I have managed to get a replacement headlight for the car, though the problem is that I can't get it to fit into the locking ring for the headlights, it is just a tad too large and you can hear glass grinding if I try to force it in, so back to the old lens-less one for now.

The camp ground isn't particularly close to town, though it is nice and quiet and the location next to the river isn't too shabby so plenty of time to try fitting the light and setting up the tent, even greased the trunions. 

Managed to set up the tent, not to replace the headlight though.

The mighty Murray River.

Apex River Campground

Oh and I even managed to get to the Lake Boga Silo art today as well. Lake Boga was the home of the Catalina Flying Boat Repair Squadron during the second world war.

Lake Boga Silo Art

Tomorrow is off to Port Augusta, should be a long day driving as there may be one or two optional detours along the way...