Mildura

We spent the Australia Day Weekend in Mildura with my daughter Krista and her family. We stayed at the Golden River Caravan Park which was really kid friendly with pool, games room, tv room and a volly ball court as well as go-cart hire which was a big hit with the kids.

We went to Wentworth for a day to visit the Perry Sandhills which are about 6kms from Wentworth. They cover about 400 acres and are formed from wind erosion and are constantly changing. The kids had a ball running, slipping and sliding up and down the dunes.

The grown-ups were intrigued by the giant gum trees growing up thru the sand. They are supposed to be about 500 years old.

From there we went where the Murray and Darling Rivers meet and converge into one, there is a viewing tower you can climb for a birds eye view.

We had a picnic lunch here and Fred and Alex had a fish while the rest of us relaxed and watched the wildlife before going back to Mildura.

While in Mildura we checked out the wharf and Loch 11 we were lucky enough to be at the Loch when it was being opened which was fascinating to watch and nothing like I had imagined it to be.

We also visited the Inland Botanic Gardens this was a little disappointing as it was a little unkept but considering it is run by volunteers they are probably doing the best they can but in saying that there were some lovely plants.