It doesn’t get more Australian than the country, so when Cam suggested getting a group together to head down the Riverland for Australia Day it wasn’t hard to twist my arm. But why go just for the day? Why not make it 4 days? Good question Cam, mark me down for 4 days.
Our friends Tim and Margot live in Loxton, and you’d have to go a long way to find more accommodating hosts, they took in 7 guests in their small 2 bedroom unit and even slept at Margot’s folk’s place to make it as comfortable as possible! I was absolutely blown away at how high the water was, last time I was down here Australia was in the midst of the great drought, but recent rains have filled the Murray like I’ve never seen and gave the whole place the feeling of life rather than the arid desolate landscape I’m used to down there.
The trip included wine tasting, a trip to a micro brewery, frisbee tossing, BBQ eating and Murray swimming – pretty much the best things in life. It was also great to spend some quality time with Josh and Leona who are heading back to Germany shortly.
Good times with good people is really what life is all about.
As I said, the river was high
How beer is made. Pic on the right taken by Leona Stewart.
Pic on the right taken by the other S Bills, my cousin Scott.
I’ll be shooting a wedding in the riverland later this year, already getting pumped for it! Can you think of a more Australian place to be on Australia Day?
I hope you’ve enjoyed my 5 posts in 5 days, I’ve now cleared by back log (or b’log if you will) of blogs and will probably return to my roughly weekly posting, but stay tuned as you never know when I’ll just sneak one in, especially now I’ve got internet at home!
