Mildura 
Victoria

I can't believe it's 8.30 and I am still in bed - albeit on the laptop. I have stunning views of the Murray from one window and the bush from all the others and its pretty crisp outside so blogging is a great option right now.

We have spent the last two nights at Psyche Pumps about 10k upstream from Mildura. This is the same place we camped when we were up here in winter so we feel very at home as does James. He is taking well to life on the road and sticking closer to home following his bush excursion at Echuca.

The Beast travelled the 400 odd k's here beautifully and the airbag suspension is fantastic. We had strong headwinds so fuel consumption was up a bit, but man, do we love that car! You wouldn't know you had a boat on top and two and a half ton of van on behind. Heaps of power.

Yesterday was warm and windy as hell with the odd shower which mixed with a red dust storm to create an eerie red smog. We did a spot of fishing and I caught a trout cod (so BJ tells me) but threw him back. We met up with Steve and April and their two lovely girls (friends of Brian's who live here) for dinner last night at an Italian restaurant in town. Great night and my first off cooking duty. James didn't seem to mind being left alone in the dark to look after the van. He's getting used to the idea that this is home.

Today we'll move on to Renmark a hundred km or so downstream for a couple of nights. The Murray River Charts show quite a few areas where we can camp by the river. We might have a chance to park the Beast and van to explore the tracks on the electric bikes before we decide exactly where to prop. That will be fun!