22nd Oct The drive to Echuca was trouble-free and we reminisced about the many times we drove the same stretch as far as the Kyabram turnoff when we went to either Maryborough for Smith family occasions or to visit Bendigo. We also visited Echuca regularly as the port history, in particular, makes it a very picturesque town. There always seemed to be something on; the Jazz and Blues festival for instance. Our caravan park is right on the banks of the Murray and we are backed onto the boundary fence so we have a fabulous outlook from the shade of the awning. The shade is important as the temperature is rising. Tomorrow is expected to reach 30 deg. Over the next five days we saw plenty of birds here in the later afternoons and mornings. I'm going to list just the ones that we don't see in our Darwin environs. If you are not interested just skip to the next paragraph. The list is comprised of: Aust. Magpie, Long-billed Corella, Little Corella, Superb Fairy-wren, Red-br