Along the Murray

This is the view right outside the cottage.

Our stay in a cottage on the Murray was delightful. Brimin Lodge is a working farm- but a rather unusual one. They breed lambs and Murray cod for the restaurant trade. We visited a number of the Rutherglen wineries and dined on Murray cod and chicken (Gail), washed down with fine local wines.

It is a birdwatchers’ paradise. We especially liked the finches and also saw possums and pademelon. Unfortunately we did not spot any of the local platypus.

We had a long drive on to Mildura, following the Murray Highway for about 600 km. We had an interesting break at Echuca, the fabulous old Murray port that still has a number of working paddle steamers, along with stops for morning tea and lunch plus another stop at a fruit quarantine bin. (We ate the oranges and threw the grapefruit.)

We spent the night at a quiet cabin a few km from the centre of Mildura, located at the main beach on the Murray. In the morning (Friday), we head up to Lake Mungo National Park and hope to post this before we leave as there is no mobile or email service there.