Bought some great plums in Renmark from an older Italian lady who hardly had any English on the side of the road. Renmark looks great but not as vital as Berri. Had to stop on the way to Mildura its a fruit fly zone and we ate as many plums as we could before dumping all our fruit and vegetables so we didn't destroy the crops in NSW.
Mildura is great the same as ever, we are in a big 4 right on the roundabout. The people who own it
are obviously passionate about their park and it is really well run. There is a bakery outside the back
fence and Ross went and got croissants for breakfast one morning. A shopping centre across the road and walking distance to "The Rustic Olive" a restaurant recommended by Paul and Kerryn. Thank you so much it was brilliant - great food and plenty of it - had the slow roasted pork belly and lamb fillets with Asian salad. Couldn't even fit in dessert or coffee. What a gem of a place - we would recommend it. We were going to Stefanos degustation menu but it is now around $200 a person and we heard it is great but not for that price. So we didn't go to the Grand at all.
Walked to the weir and saw a wedding party having photos by the river in the big gums - beautiful.
Did the visit to all the old haunts, found the motel we used to stay at and where Ross proposed. Drove the river and walked the parklands, places like Wentworth (were we found the most amazing small art gallery function centre) Coomeallah, GolGol, Red Cliffs and Irymple. Lots of produce and crops, amazing amount of foods grown here, we are indeed a lucky country.
Visited some older friends from Menindee days who have retired to Mildura - Thomasina even has star charts for the over 55's. Great looking complex. They are just back from South America and before that theMediterranean
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