Wednesday dawned with a gloomy look about it. Rain clouds were clearly gathering in the distance. Rosemarie and I left the ensemble for a while and went off to Yarrawonga for a quick exploration. We found Woolworths and purchased provisions for lunch before walking up and down the high street looking at various shops.
The town has clearly been built on the tourist trade attracted to the lake and the river. There were several interesting small shops and plenty of shoe shops for the tour manager to explore. All too soon we had to return for lunch which we enjoyed before setting out to explore the Murray River, heading for Cobram another pioneer town which we enjoyed. As the storm clouds gathered for a meeting just above the town we left for Johnson's beach right on the Murray, a stretch of sand on a bend in the river which looked just like one of those pictures of Australia one would have been shown in primary school, deep river banks, rather muddy water, red gum trees down to the edge of the bank and a paddle steamer tied up to a wharf. As we stood there contemplating this scene the rain began to fall and we beat a leisurely retreat to the car. We then headed for Boogra which as the name suggests seems to consist of very little at all, however a mysterious side road offered the tantalising Quicks beach which proved to be anything rather than speedy to reach, but once we got there it was worth the trials and tribulations. A camping area right beside a wide stretch of river with a long view around both bends again offering typical or so I think Australian views.
The tour director was made up as she managed to photograph a kookaburra high up in a tree so she was very happy indeed.
After Quick's beach we headed back to Mulwala through farming land, vegetables, wheat and fruit trees.
Our evening meal was taken in Yarrawonga in the main hotel and it proved to be a very good meal indeed, the tour director asked for garfish fillets and had a serving of four, which was fairly generous.
The hotel had clearly been built in the nineteenth century but had been tastefully modernised, the dining room was clean and airy and the beer was good, who could ask for more?