We are back on the road again, It’s been great to spend time with family and friends unfortunately, we have missed seeing some, but it provides a good reason to be come back again soon.

The hills are beautiful, as good late winter rain has greened up the paddocks and combined with the majestic ancient eucalypts some hundreds of years old it paints a beautiful landscape.

We have visited local parks and historic sites including the old gold mining sites, Jupiter Creek near Echunga.

The old Bridgewater mill with its water wheel is a starting point for a number of pleasant bush walks where some native vegetation rehabilitation is underway, and wildlife is returning. Most notable species was the Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster.

Tonight we are camped on the Murray River at Wellington, it has a good caravan park and one of the oldest country hotels in South Australia, the food was plentiful and tasty.