I took this photo from the ferry of the cliffs, which I hope to see from a boat one day!?
News from Jude
Sunday 17 March 2024
Part 3..............Heading home
Part 2.......A day trip...........
Blanchetown and Lock 1
The next day (Sunday) was a free day so we decided to be tourists while we were in the area. On the following map you can see how the Murray River changes direction at Morgan. We were staying at Waikerie which is not actually marked on this map, but about mid point between the 2 purple dots t othe left of Barmera. We drove across country to Blanchetown and Lock 1..............
The purpose of the weirs is to:
- Store water for consumptive use and to regulate river flow downstream.
- Provide a raised river level upstream of the weir to improve the navigability of the river (vessels can navigate through the weir via its lock).
The weirs and their weir pools – the water stored behind the weir – provide bodies of water at higher levels than would otherwise be present. This allows water to be diverted for agricultural, domestic and industrial use. The weir pools and locks also enable recreational activities.
There are 14 weirs along the River Murray – all except Yarrawonga Weir include a navigation lock. The weirs at Mildura, Torrumbarry and Yarrawonga were constructed primarily for water supply, rather than navigation.
Saturday 16 March 2024
March happenings so far.........Part 1
It seems like another month has past the half way mark, so perhaps I better post an update of newsfromjude for March.....
March 1st saw us pack up the van and head off again and this was the first trip with the new vehicle towing the van and we headed north to the Riverland of SA.
Waikerie was the host club for the Riverland Quilting Gathering for 2024. (It was 12 months ago that Pat and I were headed to this same Gathering at Barmera and were stopped by a meeting on the road with a kangaroo.) Barry thought it was a good opportunity to make a long weekend for the occasion and stay at the caravan park for a few nights.
We headed north along the Ngarkat Highway and our first stop was at Pinnaroo. I headed to the chemist shop for some cream to put on my knee which was rather unhappy after I fell out of my chair the evening before. ..... don't ask me how I managed to do this!!
Our next stop was at Paruna, for a quick look at this little town..... I loved this cute little post office!!...
We knew of other quilters who were heading to the Gathering, among them Pat and Alan, Jo and Tony, Faye and Kim and Heather and Brenton. We all enjoyed dinner at the Waikerie Hotel that evening........it was a lovely catchup with friends we hadn't seen for awhile.