After wandering around the very pleasant Riverside Park in Swan Hill, we headed back onto the Murray Valley Highway. We arrived at Echuca around 10:15. Fortunately, the weather was excellent and the PS Emmylou was leaving for a one-hour cruise along the Murray at 10:30. We had morning tea on board and enjoyed a most pleasant trip on the river.
We then rejoined the highway and headed east. As we had been to the mouth of the Murray in South Australia, Bruce suggested going back to Tumut via Lake Hume/Murray River Road, the Alpine Way, and the Snowy Mountains Highway. This meant we followed the Murray for longer and it would bring us close to the source of the river near Dead Horse Gap. So, with a bit of cheating, we had been the full length of the Murray!
It was dark by the time we reached Dead Horse Gap, and it was blowing an absolute gale when we got out to take the pictures. We were glad to stop in Jindabyne for some coffee and pizza. I'm glad Bruce was driving the final leg - there was a close encounter with a wombat, and several close encounters with kangaroos. We actually grazed one 'roo that jumped in front of the car, but he bounded away up and over an embankment, so I think he was fine. I knew kangaroos would be plentiful at dusk, but was surprised to find they were still very active late into the night. Fortunately, the wild horses an emus that the signs warned of didn't make an appearance.
We eventually arrived safely in Tumut around 11:00 pm.
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