Rita was the younger of the two girls from my Dads first marriage. We were not close, but it is still sad to lose a part of my life that has always been there. My thoughts and love are with her family and her sister Elsie as they prepare to say their final goodbyes.
Yesterday we toured around Barham (NSW) and Koondrook (Vic). They have a river walk that goes for a couple of kilometres on both sides of the river and along the walk they have carvings that were done with a chain saw and using the River Red Gum wood which is so prolific along the river. Very clever. The example I am showing you is Sir John Monash who was a very talented man but is mostly remembered as a civil engineer and bridge builder before having the Monash University in Melbourne named after him. The bridge you cross between Barham and Koondrook is a Monash bridge.
Today we have gone further along the river to Swan Hill. After setting up our site we did a drive around the town and the area to see what there may be to look at here. We found another Big Murray Cod and a Morton Bay Fig Tree that is thought to have been planted about the time Major Mitchell explored this area.
Tomorrow we will take a look a the Pioneer Settlement that is the major attraction in Swan Hill.
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