Crossing the Hay Plains

Easter was based in Murray Bridge (South Australia) about an hour out of Adelaide. As we chose the 12hr driving option, we left Canberra after school on the Wednesday to break the trip up. We arrived in Narrandera after dark, checked into the motel before going to the RSL, which was the only thing open (and only just) for dinner.

The next morning Andy and I were up reasonably early. Andy was trying to fix his hamstring which he injured last weekend with some run through and I was doing my walk / jog thing. The morning light was beautiful.

After breakfast and coffee, our journey west continued. The crossing of the famous Hay Plains was very straight and flat! Ella got to drive for a decent chunk and thankfully the road was quiet and conditions nice for country driving.

As we approached the SA / VIC border, we kicked ourselves for not remembering the quarantine rules for fruit fly! We consumed as much as possible but ended up throwing lots of fruit and vegetables out. 

We were grateful to find a bakery open in Ouyen for lunch. From there we still had another 3 hours to go to Murray Bridge. Ella did another stint of driving and we pulled into the caravan park in the late afternoon.

When booking our accomodation, the only option available to us was a moored houseboat (in the caravan park). At first we baulked at as it was significantly more expensive but after trying to find an airbnb which even more expensive we decide to book it. What a fantastic place it turned out to be! Dinner on the back deck was great.