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Langhorne Creek

Monday 11th November We first came upon the Murray on 7th Oct at Barmera and have been following it up and downstream ever since. Today from Loxton we left it to follow the major road network. That took us through the wheat belt area and Karoonda where we found some more silo art and stopped to refuel.  Along the way we passed innumerable wheat fields stretching out between tiny townships that were once viable but no longer home to more than a silo.  We did however see both Bustards and Cape Barron Geese to keep us interested.  Eventually we pulled-up in Langhorne Creek setting up at Frank Potts Reserve, just on the outskirts of town. It's beside the Bremer River, which is unfortunately dry, but it's a lovely spot under shady gums with nice big grassy sites. Frank Potts was the founder of Bleasdale winery just beside us, which has remained in the Potts family to the present day. Perhaps we should drop in to pay our respects in the coming days. In the afternoon Eri