Out and about in Renmark

I have really found Renmark to be a beautiful town and really make the most of its prime position on the Murray River.  It has everything I like in a town, beauty, wineries, gourmet food and the locals seem very friendly. 

First stop was to the information centre to find out what there is to do in the town.  It had some great little displays and it was interesting reading about the 1956 flood.  Here I was thinking yep a flood that comes and goes in like two weeks.  Nope, the low areas where inundated in late May and the flood didn’t peak until mid-August.  Then it would all have to recede.  The damage it must have done to the crops and local farms being under water for that long. 

The view of the bridge from the caravan park.

 

The view of the caravan park from the bridge.

 

Mum you would love this town for its roses.  It has a 10 day rose festival in October but were still in fine form for our visit.  We had morning tea in the local rose garden which also had a vintage car display.  Some smart couple formed a business that keeps both the husband and wives happy (and the food and resident dogs for the kids).  They also had these great life size pelican and sheep (other animals too) sculptures made from scrap metal that were awesome.  I would have bought them but that would have blown our spending budget for the entire week.

Hamish checking out the old cars.

 

Hiding in the garden.

We went for a drive to check out the beautiful houses across the river as there was this beautiful colonial home way up on the hill with the best outlook on the river.  Then with two kids asleep we just lazed around the campsite.  Jason went and tried his luck with fishing but unfortunately I can’t report any edible catches.  Once the kids were awake I took Hamish down to join Jason fishing and Kayla and I headed into town to do the river walk.  It was a lovely way to spend the afternoon and truly take in the beauty of this town.  I love how you can just pull up your houseboat right at the local club and go in for a drink or meal.

Apparently the biggest of the 11 black stumps.

 

We were lucky to see the bridge rise to allow houseboats through. 

It only does it twice daily and if someone calls up.

 

After my little bit of exercise to supress the guilt from eating all the good food has kicked in we returned to camp.  Jason had the fish that I had bought pre-empting the unsuccessful attempt on the webber.  Believe it or not this was probably one of our dinner meals outside for a while.  In other places it has been getting very cool in the evenings so we eat inside, however we seem to be entering warm territory again which is nice.  It has been a lovely 31 degrees the last few days and clear blue sky.  Hopefully this great weather continues with us for the rest of the trip.

Kayla and I enjoying our walk.

 

Beautiful water feature on the river bank.

 

Looking back along the river bank.