More on the Murray

Well Folks here I am again, this might seem a bit monotonous to you, as I am once again on the Murray. But I love it.
So the last week has been a renewal of a love affair with the Mighty Murray. Last Friday Adele and Geoff from Adelaide, and friends from a Sun Princess cruise around the top of Australia in 2008, with Adeles mum Bernice , also from Sun Princess, with another couple, picked me up from Murray Bridge Caravan Park and we boarded First Edition. A 12 berth house boat with 6 bathrooms, kitchen living room and upstairs, a spa, and dining area. We had a big barbecue, all in all very accomodating. We had wonderful meals provided by the 2 couples, and travelled up and back about 60 miles along the river, enjoying some very nice wines we had acquired at various places. The boat was very comfortable, but not really recommended for 6 couples as the very back cabin had the generator outside it so it tended to be a bit noisy. I could imagine putting kids in the 2 back cabins!.
I got to be quite good at tying up the ropes around various trees on the banks. I couldn't really understand why there are not designated mooring spots with posts to tie up to. Goodness knows how much damage is caused to the trees and banks by the vast number of houseboats tying up all over the place. It works out to be quite reasonably priced if you put several couples on board too.
I hope the photo shoot shows you an example of some of the scenery along the way. I added a photo of my cousin Kim that should have been in the last blog. Now I am off to travel up the rest of the Murray towards Loxton and another cousin. So long for the moment!
Vicki