In lieu of our flood-cancelled cruise on the Murray River (see yesterday's post), we decided to use our free time to visit a country town called Temora, in the north-east of the Riverina area of New South Wales, 418 kilometres (260 mi) south-west of Sydney. First off, we broke our journey with an overnight visit to … Continue reading Traipsing to Temora part 1
Australia
Cars and Trains and Planes. So many ways to see Australia. It’s all in this section, including Sydney to Broken Hill on the government train (my most popular post) and crisscrossing Australia on the epic Indian Pacific or Ghan (both now privatised).
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The Holiday We Didn’t Have
Bill and I were expecting to spend the first week of February (2023) on the 18-cabin riverboat Proud Mary out of Murray Bridge in South Australia. We were to spend five nights cruising upstream to Blanchetown (SA) and back, with daily excursions. Here's the itinerary if you are tempted. Proud Mary on the Murray River, … Continue reading The Holiday We Didn’t Have
Floriade Canberra 2022
Our family reunion in Canberra (see here) coincided with the tail end of "Australia's Biggest Celebration of Spring", the Canberra Floriade. Commonwealth Park is planted out with tulip bulbs, and some other floral varieties, and marquees and entertainment dot the grounds. After first feasting on a huge morning tea hosted in the home of one … Continue reading Floriade Canberra 2022
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 