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Weds. Burra South AustraliaYesterday our last in Mildura we finally did a 2 hour cruise on the Murray River.It was a lovely sunny day and the river looked beautiful.We went through one of the locks which was very interesting and the commentary was good and informative.Afterwards we called at the big orange which was not worth the effort and then on to Wentworth which is also on the Murray and was established before Mildura but Mildura developed very fast and left Wentworth as a sleepy second cousin.The most significant thing about Wentworth is that it is where the Darling River and the Murray meet and join together.Today was a 6 hour drive to Burra which is on route to Port Augusta and the Nullarbor.Not much to report except that we had to turn our clocks and watches back 30 minutes because we are now in S.A.Also at the border we had to dump any fruit or veg we had with us.We have seen the signs on other state borders but have never been stopped and searched.To be on the safe side we ate the tomatoes and peaches for our lunch.When we got to the check point we discovered they search every vehicle so they looked in the caravan and car.Luckily when they asked us first if we had anything we remembered the potatoes in the van fridge and they got confiscated.If we hadn't declared them we would have been fined.Burra was once the site of the largest copper mine in Australia but all that has gone now and it's main street is full of cafes and antique shops.Nice quiet little caravan park run by the council but the parrots are coming in to roost and it is getting noisy.
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