Sorry this post is late, but we were staying in the gym at Balranald Central School and the gym was in use for classes until 8pm, so we could not unpack our stuff until then.
The day itself was magnificent. Clear blue skies all day and what breezes there were were very light and tending behind us. Roger managed the day without further mishap to his tyres.
Of course immediately after leaving Mildura we crossed the Murray into NSW and will be there for the rest of the trip. Some folks reckoned the road surface worsened after we went into NSW. I'm not so convinced. There was certainly a rough section across the border through Gol Gol for a while, but there was a lot of good road further on. Sometimes when you are riding the bike it is hard to accept that these roads are not built for bikes and if there is a broad shoulder or no shoulder, or fine or course aggregate on the road, it is largely incidental to the intended purpose. We must take what we get!
One thinks of these regions along the Murray as completely covered with vineyards, orchards and other crops. The reality appears to be different. Near the major towns you se plenty of vineyards but you don't have to move too far before you are riding through unused countryside until you get near the next significant town.
The picture is our lunch spot on that day.
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