Day 31 Mildura

After Berri we had nothing planned other than to arrive at home in the next few days. Decided last night to head for Mildura and take the little people to Orange World (The Big Orange in Berri was closed down and had been for quite some time) Darrin and Jeanette had been to Orange World on The BIG TRIP - 2004 and enjoyed it. So it is off there again for us.

After packing up the van we set off. Kiddies travelled reasonably well for the first hour and a half and then went nuts for the last twenty minutes but there really was no place safe to stop on the side of the road. A few rest stops but with big trucks whizzing past every few seconds it was not the place to let kids out. We pushed on to Mildura and stopped at Lock 11 for a picnic lunch and got to watch the Lockmaster send three houseboats on their way and the PS Melbourne on a tour. Ethan and Zac thought this was really interesting. Gemma thought it was her civic duty to round up all ducks in sight.
Arrived in New South Wales to stay in the park we had visited before at Gol Gol. Set up camp and just spent the rest of the afternoon hanging about camp. Zac and Ethan had a lovely time driving trucks in the sandy dirt and just doing their own thing. Ethan enjoyed some chill time on the bed driving his toy cars around.

Gemma and Darrin went for a walk to check out the grapevines next door.
Visited the pool in the afternoon for a quick dip - it was rather fresh but they loved it.
Back to the van for a dinner of left overs, a play in the park, showers and bed. This park is rather noisy at night compared to other parks as people catch up after a day of speed boating on the river.