Gidday all,

Little bit long time we have had no phone service. But we have for a little bit now.

After Echuca we decided to head straight to our friend Deb a little east of Loxton in S.A. So off we went, crossed the border at Pinnaroo, then north to Taplin and Deb.

Spent a few days there, the temps were up in the 40s.again, Deb had to go south to her brothers so we all loaded into the truck and took off.

Camped overnight at a place called Cockatoo lake, a camp area next to the lake, a nice spot. One firepit there was full of freshwater yabby shells, they were huge. Through in a pot but came up empty, noticed a huge hole in the pot the next day. No wonder we didn’t catch anything.

Then off to Mannum and Debs brother. Beautiful little town on the Murray. Crossing the river by ferry, the old paddle boats moored along the banks. Spent a couple of days there then back up north to Taplin.

On the way back stopped again on the Murray and camped the night. Hope the temp is cooler back at Taplin.