Shepparton

4th October

I am a very happy little camper. As you would have read in my post yesterday I was hoping that the PS Adelaide would grace our company at Pental Island Caravan Park.

At 6.45am I woke up to a paddle steamer whistle which was the indication that the Adelaide had left Swan Hill and was heading up the river. The owner had said that it was an hour and a half trip to the park. So to be on the safe side I took my trusty camp chair and sat on the banks of the Murray at 8am waiting. It was very peaceful and beautiful so the wait didn't bother me at all.

Then at 8.40am the PS Adelaide arrived blowing her whistle and paddling fast. She had been on her journey for almost one month and was headed home to Echuca.

Seeing her at Echuca is one thing, but to see her heading up the river with no commercialisation around was a huge thing for me. What I had considered to be bad timing not to see her at Mildura turned out to be good timing after all.

My previous blog also indicated that we would stay at Corowa after visiting the SPC Ardmona Factory at Shepparton. Well our plans changed.

After spending some time at the Historic Port of Echuca and indulging in a pie and a nenish tart  we realised that going to Corowa would make it too big of a day. So we booked into the Big 4 at Shepparton early afternoon and spent the rest of the day shopping.

Our first stop was the SPC Factory with lots of great bargains - not just cans either. One lady who works there told me that people from as far away as Tasmania incorporate the factory into their travels because of the great bargains to be had. Only problem is finding space in the trusty Jayco swan for our purchases.

The second stop was the Chocolate Apple Factory which was recommended to us by the caravan park. This lady coats apples in chocolate then decorates them with all sorts of yummy things. They are so good she has even patented her idea.

So tomorrow we are on the downhill run for home. We'll see where we get too.

Until again...

PS Adelaide