Canon 1Ds II with 16-35mm f2.8 II lens.Traveling back from Deniliquin the other evening, I decided instead of cutting across country, the shortest route, I would go the long way around and travel down the Murray River from Echuca to Mildura. Along the way stopping to check out a few potential locations and also avoiding some really dusty roads.
I hadn't been to the historic Port of Echuca for a few years so it was a good chance to check out the place again. There is currently some repair work being carried out on the wharf area so access is quite limited. For those of you who haven't been to the Echuca Port it is an area of the town which fronts the Murray River and wharf. Apparently in the pioneering days this inland port was one of the busiest ports in Australia. With riverboats gathering cargo from along the length of the Murray River and it tributaries and transporting it back to Echuca. Today the wharf and what would have been then the main street, are kept much as they would have been during days long past.
There are a large number of paddle boats moored in the vicinity, some of which take daily river cruises, while others are privately owned and spend their time gently moving around at the end of their mooring ropes to the tireless rhythm of the river. If you've ever wanted to check out the Murray River from a Paddle Boat then Echuca is probably the place to go. Sure there are heaps of river towns offering cruises on "authentic paddle boats" and generally these are great products, Echuca's advantage is in the number of boats available , the amazing wharf and the fact that unlike most other river towns, the river is very much like the true Murray, narrow with high banks and river gums on both sides, as opposed to large open expanses of water artificially controlled by locks and weirs. The Paddle boat above is the Henery Charles which is moored just above the Echuca Wharf.
I hadn't been to the historic Port of Echuca for a few years so it was a good chance to check out the place again. There is currently some repair work being carried out on the wharf area so access is quite limited. For those of you who haven't been to the Echuca Port it is an area of the town which fronts the Murray River and wharf. Apparently in the pioneering days this inland port was one of the busiest ports in Australia. With riverboats gathering cargo from along the length of the Murray River and it tributaries and transporting it back to Echuca. Today the wharf and what would have been then the main street, are kept much as they would have been during days long past.
There are a large number of paddle boats moored in the vicinity, some of which take daily river cruises, while others are privately owned and spend their time gently moving around at the end of their mooring ropes to the tireless rhythm of the river. If you've ever wanted to check out the Murray River from a Paddle Boat then Echuca is probably the place to go. Sure there are heaps of river towns offering cruises on "authentic paddle boats" and generally these are great products, Echuca's advantage is in the number of boats available , the amazing wharf and the fact that unlike most other river towns, the river is very much like the true Murray, narrow with high banks and river gums on both sides, as opposed to large open expanses of water artificially controlled by locks and weirs. The Paddle boat above is the Henery Charles which is moored just above the Echuca Wharf.
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