A woman in the Info Centre told the Prado Pilot that there was an interesting road to take which followed the river so the views were much better than the direct road to Mannum.
I think that GPS Gladys excelled herself when we were sitting on the Ferry at Morgan, and she told us “In 120 metres leave the Ferry” as if we had any control over that! She also harped on about us taking “Poineer Road” but we stayed on River Road and there were quite startling views of the cliffs.
We by-passed Swan Reach and continued on to the little town of Nildottie which has a great view over Big Bend.
It seems that every time we drive back from our Winter Migration it rains on our way home and I thought it was going to happen again today but luckily after a few sprinkles it stopped.
We crossed back over the river at Walker Flat and we could see the high water mark on house walls as we passed through the town.
At Mannum we stopped for food but there was nothing for me. We’ve been in some very isolated places that have had GF baked goods, it seems they’re prepared to do whatever is necessary to meet customers’ needs but the busier places don’t need to bother.
Cleaning up and repairs are still going on months after the river flooded.
After 10 weeks away we were ready for home so we bypassed Murray Bridge and took the freeway, it was very misty in places. Seeing the three towers on Mt Lofty was a sure sign we were nearly there.
Coming home from a south easterly direction is much quicker for us, we don’t have to drive across town through numerous suburbs. Our driveway reminded us of some narrow tracks we’ve been on but this time we knew there was not going to be anything coming towards us. No way could we have a bigger Camper or caravan and store it at home.
Before the Prado Pilot started playing with his toy tractor Fergus had a race around FREE and we enjoyed a nice hot drink. Our jaunt is over for another year, I hope you’ve enjoyed traveling some of the 11500 kms with us.
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