Sunday, April 12, 2026

Tiki tour day 2 Echuca

We eased into the day today, enjoyed breakfast and then walked down to the old port. We got tickets to do a trip on the Pevensey steam boat

Practising the art of the selfie!! 😂
We were on the boat for about an hour
This boat was renamed the Philadelphia or the filming of the movie All the Rivers run.
There were three cabins on the top deck, people must have been very short back then as the beds were tiny!
Steam engine working away powering the two paddle wheels
After the boat trip we looked at some static steam engines and things they drove up on the bank and then went tourist shopping at the discovery centre, we did look at historic stuff too!
We saw this beautiful window and thought it would make a wonderful quilt.
This was a section about women boat captains on the Murray.
We walked about the old wharf area finding answers for an Adventure Lab 
Clydesdale horses pulling coaches 
This building was all that remains of a brothel established by a hotel owner, there was a wooden building in front of the brick but that was burned down, year's ago.
Walking back to our accommodation we crossed the Campaspe River a couple of times.
Have been sitting outside but heading in now as  it is cold! The cockatoos and corellas are all coming into the gum trees and they are very loud!!
Tomorrow we are heading off to Forbes. 
Happy stitching.







Saturday, April 11, 2026

Day 1 Tiki tour 2026

Today I drove up to Melbourne and picked up Raewyn from the airport, once sorted we drove to Echuca. We finally found our accommodation and had a cuppa, we have a great view
Late afternoon and the cockatoos have come in, it is quite noisy
There is a guitarist playing at the pub over the road 
We then had a walk down to the river and a quick look at the steam boats 
We checked out the flood levels
And found the thong tree
These ones might have been through a flood.
On the way back to the motel we found the ice cream shop and indulged!!
Back at the motel now for dinner and an early night!
More tiki touring in the morning.
Happy stitching.