Hitched up and traveled the massive 26km's to Murray Bridge. We had been here about 12 years ago with the kids and it hasn't changed that much. The park along the Murray has been tarted up a bit and the Bunyip a local resident has had a face lift too. When we were here last you paid 20 cents to get the Bunyip to rise out of the water and scream at you with the money going to charity. Now he still rises up and screams at you but it's free, just push a button. We also had a look around the grounds of the round house, the house was originally built for the overseer for the construction of the Murray Bridge which the town soon adopted the name.
On Tuesday we explored near by Mannum, around here near by means anything under 30 km's. On our way we stopped at the Mannum Waterfall, only like others we have seen there is no falls and just a couple of pools of water. This is when you can see the effects of the drought.
Mannum is a historical town on the west bank of the Murray. It was noted in Sturt's journal of his exploration of the river by boat in 1830. It wasn't until 1838 when two explorers arrived by land and could see the potential of how this area could become a major trading route. The town of Mannum was built and was declared a trading port in 1853. Being on the Murray came with it's share of flooding with the 1956 being the highest ever, peaking at 5.1 metres. Take a walk down the main street and we can still see all the beautiful Victorian buildings. Life can be tough on the river but today it was just relaxing as we watched a paddle steamer and house boats just cruise on by.
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