In this post: Crossing the Murray River is a 4WD milestone. The water can be deep, swift, and treacherous, or it can be a doddle. How was it for us?
This is the blog of Mark Wordsworm, the travelling worm. I’m a 40-year-old bookmark (give or take a few years) and I proudly boast my own Hallmark serial number, 95 HBM 80-1. You’ll probably want to read all about me and my Travelling Companion (the TC).
The TC, bless her adventurous cotton socks, has long wanted to cross the Murray River. Not the standard way, over a bridge. Rather, she yearned to drive across the river bed. Through the water. Over the rocks.
The Murray is Australia’s longest river, stretching for 2,500 km (1,560 miles) from the Australian Alps in the east to the Southern Ocean in the west. It spends much of its time forming the boundary between the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
When the river is in full flood, it’s fast and angry. At those times, driving across the river bed would not be a wise choice.
We crossed from Victoria to New South Wales. The river was low and slow-moving. The crossing was easy and beautiful — a doddle:
Before leaving Victoria, we took a look at the Dogman’s Hut and campground on the Victorian side of the river:
There’s a perfectly usable drop dunny (Australian bush toilet) nearby:
After exploring the site a bit, we decided to camp overnight at Tom Groggin, which is on the other side of the river.
So, we crossed the Murray River, as shown in the video above. Here’s a photo of the Victorian side of the crossing, with a sign post helpfully pointing the way to New South Wales. The sign also advises us to Check Depth Before Crossing, skilfully avoiding the use of ALL CAPS but throwing in a few capital letters for good measure:
What’s it like on the other side of the river, and what delights does Tom Groggin hold in store for us? Read my next blog post to find out.
That’s all for today, folks
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