From Menindee we continued on the Darling River Run and headed to Wilcannia. Unfortunately the first section was still closed due to the rain so we had to do a detour through Broken Hill. I had heard about Bells Milk Bar as being a place we should have visited when we were in Broken Hill … Continue reading The Darling River Run
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Menindee
From Mildura we drove through Wentworth and began the second part of our trip, the Darling River Run! which starts at the confluence of the two rivers in Wentworth. Thankfully the first section is sealed so we weren’t impacted by the recent rain and road closures. The first town on the run was Pooncarie. On … Continue reading Menindee
The Murray-Darling Confluence
Over the next few days we continued our journey along the river toward the Murray-Darling confluence. Our first stop was Robinvale. A fascinating town on the VIC side of the river, claiming a population of 8000, but looking more like 1000. Its biggest claim is being the largest town in Australia without a pub! The … Continue reading The Murray-Darling Confluence
Mungo National Park
Next stop was Mungo National Park. We had planned to head in from the Pooncarie side later in the trip but recent flooding had closed the road and we didn’t want to risk missing it. The road via Balranald was open, a bit of a detour from the Murray but a must see. We had … Continue reading Mungo National Park
Echuca and Swan Hill
We continued west along the Murray toward our next Stop Echuca. Along the way we took a diversion to check out Barmah National Park. We passed by more beautiful silo art And some interesting local wildlife Barmah was another beautiful camping spot along the river, we were considering staying but decided to keep moving on … Continue reading Echuca and Swan Hill