Today we had an easy drive from Narrandera to Echuca travelling through lush grazing land, it has certainly changed from our trip four months ago when the gum trees were dying from lack of water and the paddocks were very dry with very little feed.
We arrived in Echuca to find a lot of interest in the rising waters of the Murray River, it is due to peak on Wednesday after the recent rains further north. Due to strong currents and debris being washed down the river the river has been closed to any river traffic, so all the Paddle Steamers are tied up along the river and all the operators are disgruntled at not being able to get and make a dollar.
I have posted some comparison photos of the Murray when we were here in May, to the photos that I have taken today after the river has risen around 23 feet.
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| Jetty in May |
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| Jetty in Sept |
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| Foreshore in May |
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| Foreshore in Sept |
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| Foreshore in Sept |
Tonight we had a visit from a mother and baby possum in the gum tree beside the van, they were very cute !
You are probably very fortunate to see the river at such a high level. We are starting to think you have been on holiday too long and losing track of the days of the week (see previous blog?)!
ReplyDeleteyou are right !! We left the Gold Coast on Friday not Monday, am really loosing track !
ReplyDeleteHave fixed,too much wine while on the Gold Coast has killed a few more brain cells !!
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