Renmark SA 1st August 2026

 Renmark SA 1st August 2026

Crossed the line and into South Australia. But first, the quarantine, where they come and poke through every nook and cranny looking for fresh fruit and vegetables. Some question about potatoes but it seems washed potatoes are OK, just not allowed to take anything with dirt across the border. 

We were heading for the Riverbend Caravan Park, not to be confused with the Riverside CP, which happens to be right next door. Getting into and out of the Riverbend is not for the faint-hearted, you have to turn hard right at the immediate end of the dodgiest bridge in Australia. It appears to have been a railway bridge which has had a road lane stuck on either side of it. The railway has of corse long disappeared, so you are left with this bridge that is empty in the middle. Drama is when you come out of the van park and turn want to turn right to go into Renmark, some several kilometres away to the west. Now this is a very busy highway, so you pull up from the lower level of the park and wait at the edge of the east bound roadway. You have good vision to the west but its anyones guess what is coming across the bridge from the east. Luckily they have a small slip lane to turn into, but it's hairy enough in a car, let alone with 7 meters of van hanging out the back.

Anyhow the park was great, just a few folk in, no pretences but not rough. Just our style.

Bridge over the Murray. Renmark August 2026

I managed a Parkrun at Renmark, which involves a 5k stroll along the river's edge. Would be pleasant if one wasn't killing oneself trying to stay around the 46 minute mark.

Murray rive, PW Industry. Renmark, SA August 2026

We drove the 15k south to Berri to go to Bunnings, where I bought the signal strength metre for the TV aerial I should have bought in West Wyaling or Woop woop or wherever I was when I had it in my hands recently.  Anyhow, great idea was able to tune the TV aerial and get a great picture straight up; looks like FWAW viewing on Sunday will be OK.