Well , back in Mannum , deja vu entry 68. It really is cruel to see how the river is suffering, where last year the water was right up to the reeds ,there are now sandy beaches, the backwater next to the caravan park is now dry, and they are closing one of the ferrys because the angle of approach is too steep. Anyway, its a good spot to start ge...

We are at Mannum at Bolto Reserve, our last stop before Adelaide. It is the opposite side of the river to the town but a very nice free parking spot which is very popular. This weekend is the 50th anniversary of the 1956 flood when the river rose 5.5metres above the normal level. There a many houseboats on the river and there is a boat building ...