Narrandera to Tocumwal

Saturday 26th April.

Departed Narrandera around 9:30am to Tocumwal via Jerilderie and Finley.

Stopped in Jerilderie, famous small town where Ned Kelly and his gang were very active during the period of his outlaw days. The local bakery looked like a good spot for an early lunch. There is a very good museum here with heaps of memorabilia associated with Ned Kelly.

Moving on we passed though Finley then on to Tocumwal, arriving around 2:00pm. There is an exceptionally good camp ground beside the Murray River known as Town Beach which is our chosen camp spot for the next two nights. The fee to camp here is only $5 per person per night which gives us good clean toilets should we need to not use our own, a dump point and connection to town water which is a real bonus. 

As the name suggests the camp ground is adjacent to a big expanse of sandy beach on a bend in the river. A walking track beside the river leads the short distance into town. Gail (in keeping with her daily exercise regime) and I went for this pleasant walk, stopping at the local information centre to obtain details on fruit fly exclusion zones as we will be crossing state borders quite a bit over the next week or so.

Watched a couple of AFL footy games during the late afternoon and evening.

Distance traveled today was a leisurely 165 km.