Swan Hill
Travel Blogs from Swan Hill, Australia
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swanning about
... moment we couldn't dream of that - she's behaving so well! So onward we will go- aircon or no aircon! Where we are today, swan hill , is a bit of a letdown - the caravan park is very neat and tidy but theres not much going on- nearly empty of campers. ...
getting in a mess
... etc and todays drive provides lots more orange groves and vineyards - we have to keep reminding ourselves of where we are going today - swan hill - things have been a bit samey lately! Aiming for another park with wi-fi so we can get in touch back home ...
Campervan!!
By Mette Så er vi på farten igen. Men denne gang har vi taget vores hus med os! Vi har nemlig lejet en campervan på størrelse med en mindre to-værelses lejlighed. Der er førerhus, dobbeltseng over førerhuset, køkkenafdeling med ...
Decompression III
... just slapped me. In a way, that's exactly what happened. This past weekend was Amy and Robby's engagement party in Swan Hill. I was invited, but I was feeling serious trepidation about attending. In my foolish, depressed mental state I nearly convinced ...
Big Things #4
It's a cod... It lives in the Murray... It's really really really large... It can only be the Big Murray Cod in Swan Hill, Victoria. We saw this last Saturday when we went on our Magical Mystery Tour. Apparently there's one up at a place called Tocumwal ...
Swan Hill
... a pleasant place to be. Next door to the Goal is a large display of old cars, farming equipment and horse drawn carts. Swan Hill is a charming town. We went to the Pioneer Settlement, which has displays of shops, housing, machinery etc. from ...
From Jerilderie to Lake Boga
... lovely and relaxing, we both are reading good books and the lapping of the water is very lulling. Went for a drive into Swan Hill and really wasn’t all that impressed with the township. Certainly didn’t have that welcoming warmth we ...
On the road across the brown land
... , but road still somewhat curvey. Took a break in Mildura, then followed the river back into Victoria to run down the Murray Valley highway to Swan Hill for the night. First big day on the road, about 650km so far. Had a 50's style meal at the local ...
cows and carp in Swan Hill
... was lovely to arrive there early, as we usually it's mid-afternoon, which doesn't often leave much time for exploring the town. Swan Hill is a large, country town, and is pretty busy with trucks etc, but not an unpleasant place to be. Our Big 4 ...
Melbourne to Swan Hill
... created a backlog of traffic waiting to get through the roundabout. Hopefully not a sign of things to come. Our first destination was Swan Hill. The worst part of this journey was that the GPS was always saying 'Take the next right; take ...
Echuca - The Van
Stacey had planned a nice weekend away to a quaint but not so lively town ;) only kidding, there was plenty of night life if you like the under 18's scene. Not much to say here except had a great time, with the girls, but once again no pics as yet. ...
Swan Hill
... finish ending. The weather has been cool since we left home and a bitter wind has been blowing since our arrival in Swan Hill but that didn't stop Guy and Fraser going for a brief swim before they too conceded that it was too cold to stay ...
SWAN HILL
SWAN HILL April 10th - April 14th 2009 Packed up on Good Friday to head to Swan Hill. Fortunately the roads were very quiet so we had a good trip along the Murray Valley Highway. Had a lunch stop at a little place called "Wood Wood" - a really pleasant ...
Another chillin day in Swan Hill
Sleep in this morning yay!! No driving today so went and checked out the Pioneer Village down the road. Basically a mock town set in ... you guessed it.... pioneer times!! Was pretty neat, had a big old paddle steamer you could go on ...
Pancakes and wet washing
... into the farming country behind, seeing the place. This area has many many farms growing all manner of things. West of Swan Hill we saw almonds, olives, pistachios, plum, peach, grapes and other things. To the north of the highway were ...
Top Little Spot
What we thought would be an unspectacular trip from Echuca to Swan Hill turned out to be quite picutresque. lat pasturelands, vineyards, and yes, this was correct. But who would have imagined all the pretty lakes along the way with neat ...
What were we thinking!
... indoors dealing with some very overtired and irritable children. Finally peace came at around 9.00pm when the kids fell asleep. Mark and I hit the sack shortly after. Didn't see any sights of Swan Hill although we did drive past the Giant ...
heading home for a special event
... i would drop a quick line before we head off from swan hill as we will be out of range with phones etc.had a lovely time in swan hill..lots to see & do..makes for an ideal holiday. we went on paddlesteamer cruise up & down the river murray and ...
The Daltons
We were told of the "Steve Irwin" look-alike, so we decided to head inland for a couple of days to spend some time with the Daltons. Nisele,Wynita and childrin, live on a farm in Victoria. We fished for Murrey Cod in the Great Murrey River, hunted roos ...
Long drive
Long drive today from Port Augusta to Swan Hill, staying here for the night, then back to Melbourne ...
The Van Park lifestyle
... the tree on to the other side of the road, and the branches reach more than half way across the road which is the main Swan Hill city centre bypass on the Murray Valley Highway. It is metres in diameter in the trunk. They will have to make ...
First Night - Swan Hill
Well at last, we left Nagambie - on this beautiful day, we travelled to Swan Hill, via Bendigo, Kerang & Lake Boga – lovely park with Murray River running past our caravan. The river is certainly running very fast at a high level. Wouldn't ...
Pioneer Days, River Boats and Night Sounds
... again for the Sound and Light show at the Pioneer Museum, and this was well done - not as glitzy or stirring as at Sovereign Hill, but nicely done, accompanied by a narration at each stop, music and a good storyline explanation life in the old days. ...
Life in a caravan, Chapter 5 - car travel
Before we left, a number of people with kids of their own, while envious of our travel plans made comments to the effect of "no way I'd do that with my kids, they're terrible in the car". With such comments ringing in our ears we did leave with some ...
Up the creek without a paddle...(steam boat)
... craft shops where I succumbed to buying a wrought iron gecko souvenir. We followed the Murray River for two and a half hours up to Swan Hill and found a very bright pink motel for the night. We unloaded our bags and went into town to the Pioneer ...
Swan Hill
I went to Swan Hil with my roommate Gary for the weekend. We rode motorcycles, stole a Kangaroo sign and had alot of fun in the ...
Oct 11, 2011
Country Livin'
I am now two weeks into my Swan Hill adventure and surviving life as a country bumpkin better than I ever imagined. My life currently consists of work, sitting in the sun, reading books and visiting the local library for my daily dose of free internet. It ...
Schooners, stubbies and outback survival
... the excuse of bad weather to stop me from cycling. This is because the weather out here is glorious. According to Wikipedia Swan Hill has a Mediterranean climate with only around 60 days of rain a year. This is visible in the garden behind the house ...
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