While we love to free camp in the Australian bush where we can, we also enjoy staying in RV-friendly towns, where locals tempt caravanners to stay over and spend money in local businesses. These towns are often small rural communities, many of which are doing it tough in times of drought, and we are always…
Goolwa, SA – A tale of boats, barrages, beaches and bakers
Welcome to the historic river port town of Goolwa in South Australia, on the shores of the Murray River. Like many South Australian towns, Goolwa has many beautifully maintained sandstone buildings from its colonial days. The region is also noted for its proximity to the Murray Mouth, where the 2,508km-long Murray finally meets the Southern…
The adventure begins!
We were determined to take things slowly on this trip. Unlike previous trips before we retired, this one was going to be relaxing, with no long days darting hundreds of kilometres from Point A to Point B, whizzing past towns and scenery. This intention was fine in theory, until we heard about South Australia’s famed…
Countdown to the big day
So, we thought we had things all under control. And then, suddenly, there were only four more sleeps before we were due to leave on our BIG caravanning trip. You know the one – that trip we’ve talked about for years (decades?) and started planning in earnest well over six months ago. Well, it’s now…