Just the World as We See It
Pulled into the southern bank of the Murray River downstream from Echuca after we found a top spot for the two boats to moor. We had dinner on board our own boats before gathering around the roaring fire that Red Ben had prepared for us. We were entertained by Lachie’s singing while Black Ben accompanied him on guitar. Really fun night that everyone seemed to enjoy. Went to bed at a reasonable hour as we prepared to face the big breakfast in the morning.
We arrived in Echuca at lunchtime. Jenny and Sharon headed out to the supermarkets to stock up on more food for our planned houseboat cruise before we headed down to the houseboat moorings to load up. I’m surprised the boats were still floating by the time all the grog and food was stored away. Steve, Andrea, Ally and Ben arrived around seven so, along with the McCrackens, we headed up to the Shamrock Hotel for dinner where the rest of the McCracken crew arrived to join us for dinner. Then it was back home to sleep on the houseboats to depart Saturday at 8.30 am