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| Pioneer Village, Swan Hill |
One of the friendly Park Rangers visited in the morning and we had a chat to her and then drove to Swan Hill, which was named by Major Mitchell because he was kept awake all night by the noise of the black swans.
We visited the excellent Pioneer Settlement village. Old buildings have been transported there to show the different ways people lived in the region. One cottage was made from dropped logs, avoiding the use of too many nails, and a mud brick kitchen. A ‘pre-fab’ iron house made out of corrugated iron had been shipped over from the UK. There was also a real estate agency, print shop, a draper, a chemist and dentists – you wouldn’t want to have toothache in those days! We went on a one hour cruise on a paddle steamer on the Murray.
At 2756 kilometers long the Murray is the third largest river in the world after the Nile and the Amazon, and continuously navigable for 1986 kilometers. With its tributaries, it is part of the third largest water catchment area on earth. It also has the largest Red Gum forest and the largest Ibis rookery in the world. It also hosts the longest annual canoe race at 404 kilometers. Some river!
We drove to Gunbower Island and after driving around the woodland tracks, camped in the woods for the night.
WILDLIFE: Blue-faced honeyeater, Noisy miner bird, kangaroos, rabbits, green parrots
At 2756 kilometers long the Murray is the third largest river in the world after the Nile and the Amazon, and continuously navigable for 1986 kilometers. With its tributaries, it is part of the third largest water catchment area on earth. It also has the largest Red Gum forest and the largest Ibis rookery in the world. It also hosts the longest annual canoe race at 404 kilometers. Some river!
We drove to Gunbower Island and after driving around the woodland tracks, camped in the woods for the night.
WILDLIFE: Blue-faced honeyeater, Noisy miner bird, kangaroos, rabbits, green parrots
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