Couple Beers

Well went for a beer at the Barmera Football club this pic is the view off the veranda out the front over looking lake Bonny went to the bar got two beers what South Australia calls a schooner and  middy That will be $10.10 thanks takes it out to sit on the veranda look at the lake as there was no one else in the place got thinking for the price of four drinks we can get a slab and have 30 beers so that is what we did while getting the slab got a Phone call come for happy hour B-B-Q so we did and had a good time tell ya what they not encourage you to have a beer out at a club or pub these days to expensive for us it nice to go have a beer and a chat  any wonder nobody was there

Lotus Eleven

We went to Renmark and had the Camera in the car so stopped at Rushtons rose's they have a neat collection of cars in their shop , cafe and they have made the area larger so the collection is growing .\
The Lotus eleven was a racing sports car produced from 1956 to 1958 The Lotus 11 become the most prolific racing car of it's time and for several years dominated it's class through out the world just over 200 hundred have survived . the car was imported into Australia in 1958 by John Leighton's son of founder of Leighton Constructions periodically the car which is road registered competes or participates in motor sport events around Australia

Lake Bonnie @ Barmera

After the wait for no breeze on Lake Bonnie I took over 60 photo's on My walk around the for shore this morning

Lake Bonnie

This pic at lake Bonnie had nothing to do with waiting for a wind free morning but I liked it anyway  

Went for my morning walk along the shores of Lake Bonnie and finally got the Morning I have waited for no wind or breeze got a few good pics 

Lake Victoria

On our drive back we had a look at lake Victoria the Photo really does not do the place justice it is a very nice area there is free camping allowed and the max stay is 6 weeks so the sign said would not take my bus in there from the Renmark end as it very ruff would from the New South Wales end Wentworth as the dirt road was not as ruff in world war two they use to train pilots over the lake one crashed killing the pilot and co-pilot and they never found the plane or bodies

Big Lizzie

The Red Cliff area was cleared of Mallee scrub with the help of Big Lizzie she came to the area in  1920 this 45 ton tractor witch was 34feet in length 11feet wide 18 feet high a 60 hp  single bore engine running on crude oil engine weight of  8 tons normal travel speed 1 mph turning radius 200 feet

Red cliffs Victoria

The back of Big Lizzie

After we left the sand hills we drove on to Wentworth New South wales is were the Darling river meets the Murray then on in to Victoria to find Big Lizzie this is the back with one of her wagons she use to pull two of them

Perry sand Dunes

 Some of the sand hills were large and it was not easy getting pictures with out foot prints and children in them

Just away from the shed we came up on these sand hills they are huge and go a good distance we drove right around them trying to get some pictures but school holidays they were pretty popular they were called the
Perry sand dunes

Just near the shearing shed was this place as I enjoy old houses had too take a picture of this place may have been the over seer's cottage not sure but it was a nice place just be hide this place is the Murray river real close

The timbers in this shed were awesome you would not buy timber like that any more it even had a bale of wool still in the bale on the other side of the bale  was some fleece on the table wool press down the other end just so good too walk around and have a self tour

The motor to run the shearing shed was still in place the tank was used for the radiator after we had left and were some distance away i was thinking should have got then name of the motor and maybe the make oh! well

Along the dirt we came across this sheep shed so it seemed to be left to go to rack and ruin so we got a few pictures it was a ten stand shed stank of sheep as well even still has the motor  in side too run the shed so enjoyed having a good look around

Renmark too Wentworth

We went for a drive left Renmark South Australia to head towards Wentworth New South Wales over 100 k,s of dirt road felt good to get back on too tar we seen this old place along the way had to be careful were you walked this old place was sitting on one of the largest rabbit warrens we had ever seen

While we were out and about yesterday we came across this old farm house so enjoy finding these in our trips around, this one was near Moorook

Morning Tea

 

Had a Awesome Morning Tea with a couple from this rig Lynne & Barry it was so good to catch up with fellow travelers again as we have been parked on a private block for a few months now and so miss chats with fellow travelers Thanks Barry and Lynne

As we were having our lunch along come the Industry how lucky were we The P.S Industry was built in Goolwa in 1911 as a work boat for the S.A Engineering & water supply Department during her working life she played a major part in keeping the river open too traffic by removing snags etc and latter helping to build the locks in 1968 she was decommissioned in 1973 she was to call Renmark home  and in 1980 the move was made to restore her to working order during this time she became the Lady Mabel for the TV series The river kings then on the !6th July 1995 she was re-commissioned  the P.S Industry as a historic Passenger type vessel

Sunday Drive

P.S Industry we went for a drive Thu Moorook and on to Loxton as I still dirty with Loxton we did not stay long too be told fill with water when you get fuel { and we had 600 litres fuel on board } by a CMCA RV friendly town still does not sit right with me so  went for lunch at Renmark

Sections arrive on site for these wind farms made in Adelaide from rolled steel plates there is more information at www.agl.com.au the dozer tows the truck up the hill s they had had some rain and was a little slippery