Today’s plan was to explore the northern part of Gunbower Island, immediately to the south of the small town of Koondrook, via a couple of walks and then have a look around the border towns of Koondrook and Barham. As mentioned in my previous entry, we were advised that our intended walks were off limits as the Gunbower Creek had flooded in early 2023 and the walking tracks were still, in late July, under water. Notwithstanding this, we made our way to the point where I had planned on starting the walks in anticipation that a some part of the tracks might be open.
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Gunbower Island – Not the drive we had planned – Day 314
Yesterday I called into the tourist information office in C0huna only to find out that my planned drive for today – the Gunbower Island Forest Drive – was closed as the track was flooded in various places. Following some discussion with the very helpful lady in the tourist office we opted for a shorter drive less deep into the forest area, to the north of the regular drive and along roads which were, by this stage, officially open. In normal drier times there would be no water anywhere near the roads we took today at this time of year. As it was, we would still be driving along the edge of the wetlands which had come out to meet us as opposed to us having to drive further into the 26,400 hectare flood plain to encounter the wetlands!
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Mid Murray Eco Drive – Swan Reach – Mannum – Day 302 (Pt 1.)
Today, we had planned to laze around at the campsite and enjoy the winter sunshine that we had been experiencing recently. However, our plans were interrupted by a gloomy morning and a forecast that promised no sunshine for the entire day. As a result, we had to quickly change our plans.
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Swanning around at Swan Reach – Day 301
Today was another day mainly spent relaxing by the river, in the glorious winter sun. This was after a less than glorious frost last night, though, wrapped up well and using the diesel heater we really only became aware of the cold when we woke up and stepped outside the van before the sun had done its thing.
In addition to sitting back and relaxing, we did manage to go for a drive and had a look around town, the name of which is derived from the black swans that live in this area on the Murray River.
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The Rambling Wombat 