Mildura. March 10th

We have moved once more-still in a westerly direction and have also escaped the rain from earlier in the week. Condobolin received 80mm while we were there and as we moved towards Hay there was water lying either side of the road. The further west we went the drier it became and as we neared Mildura it was very dry looking.

They appear to have grubbed out a lot of orange trees and some of the grape vines are dead or dying. Mildura is certainly bigger than the last time we passed through here and all the smaller areas around here all appear to be one large urban area.

We are here for 3 days as we need a new gas regulator for the van and yesterday was a public holiday so today was spent running around for a new one and Kevin is replacing it now. Once that is done, we should be right to take off into south Australia tomorrow. Before we get there we have to go through the quarantine zone and the officials are now fining anyone who might have something you shouldn’t have, $345. Better make sure we don’t.

Below are some photos of the utes in the paddock which they have moved closer to Condobolin

sunset  at Lake Benenee

The Murray River at Mildura