The daughter and her family from Horsham popped in yesterday. They managed to arrive in daylight this time, the decision to visit was made a little earlier in the day. Still it was a three hour drive. We had a lovely dinner together and they were lucky enough to get a cabin in our park for the night and will return to Horsham today after a Sunday morning bacon and eggs cook up on the park BBQ. It is lovely to see them again so unexpectedly.
Last night was the end of daylight saving. The Uncle in NSW calls it ratbag time. He has a point. It is now a fact of life and everyone has to accept it, but I feel they should have changed back before Easter as it has been quite dark in the mornings lately.
Yesterday, before our unexpected visitors arrived, we took a trip to Wentworth. This is where the Darling River joins up with the Murray River. Great to see and it is surprising how distinctly different each river is.
We also got a close look at a loch. These brilliant bits of engineering allow boats to navigate around weirs in the river system. Would love to see a boat actually go through the loch.
Just out of the town there is a natural feature called Perry Sandhills. We walked over them, it is very fine red sand in the middle of nowhere. The land around them is flatter than a pancake and the river is near but not visible from the sand hills. It makes a fun place for kids of all ages to 'sandboard'. The area is often used to shoot desert scenes for movies, TV shows and advertisements and is only 5 km from Wentworth.
I remember going to Wentworth, it's pretty awesome. The RSL there was huge. Did you go?
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