Menindee then “Home Area”

Friday, 26 October 2012
A worthwhile excursion whilst in this area is to Menindee and the huge lake system which surrounds the small town. We were lucky to see the lakes when full providing a wonderful habitat for an incredible number and range of birdlife. The lakes form a huge wetland area on the Darling River and have a capacity of three and a half time that of Sydney Harbour. We were able to see the main lake from a boat cruise which we enjoyed for approximately one hour.
We also visited the historic Burke and Wills Campsite where we saw the famous “dig tree” where food was buried for the explorers, but as they never found it they perished.

Kinchega Woolshed, originally a 62 stand shearing shed built in the 1880’s was of particular interest to Crawf. In its heyday up to 140,000 sheep were shorn here each year. It is now owned by Parks and Wildlife and is used as a recreation area and camp.

Saturday, 27 October 2012
After spending last night at Bunnerungee Bridge Rest Area we travelled through Mildura and after lunch made our way to Lake Benanee where we set up for another night at this pretty lakeside rest area.
Sunday, 28 October 2012
We once again crossed the Hay Plain and as there aren’t many suitable rest areas in this area, other than on the Murrumbidgee River banks, we decided to continue on to Griffith. Our trip from Griffith, April 2012 to Griffith, November 2012 was 22,369kms. We will now spend the next few months in our old home area, catching up with the family and friends and Crawf has his harvest job again.