Today saw us head to the west again . After chatting to Ray and Wendy again , we headed off at 10am . Our wonderful brake controller was doing funny things again - working one minute , not working the next - makes for an exciting drive when you're not sure whether the trailer brakes are working or not !!!
We took a lot of back roads today , staying away from the major ones , and had a good drive . Must have been the day for it - our Hema maps Gps decided it didn't want to play nice either , Lyn was suffering from hay fever - maybe we should have stayed put for the day , maybe not , it got hotter & hotter during the day , topping out at 37 degrees !!
The drive took us through more wheat fields and some beautiful countryside . Rolling hills were starting to become the norm , there's still plenty of water lying beside the roads & dams .
We had lunch at Pingelly , there's another place to check out a bit more closely , lots of older buildings & hotels - another day !!!
Before long we had crossed the Albany Hwy and arrived at Boddington . The temperature was 37 , so we decided to go to the caravan park rather than the free camp 400m up the road . The money for the use of the air con far outweighed the free camp - it was shady , but it was still damn hot , and you can't swim in the river for some strange reason - we decided to go for a paddle instead .
The Hotham River flows through Boddington and is held back near the caravan park by a weir - we are only 30m from the water . The main stretch of water backs up over 600m to the old timber bridge.
Underneath the bridge you can see the structure of the bridge close up ,from the vertical pylons to the decking poles and then the road on top - it's still in use .
Just past the bridge were a lot of old tree stumps poking out of the water . That then leads you into a Tea Tree forest , that you have to manoeuvre around and through .
We kept going as far as we could without getting out and carrying the kayak , a tree across the river finally blocking our way . Turned and weaved our way in & out again , finding another branch of the river , we had a look in this section before turning and coming back to the park .
In the park beside the river , there is a bike track and this sculpture of a fish - not sure of the relevance , but here it is anyway - it is about 2m long .
That's it for another day , here's a map link :-https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z1G8gwwxwyYo.ktAYUJLLpNeo&usp=sharing
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