Kim and I recently visited the central Riverland region for a few days with our friend Paul. The Riverland area in South Australia is made up of the small towns that sit along the Murray River. We went houseboating on the Murray River a few months ago, but on this trip we wanted to visit a different part of the riverland region farther east. We visited the towns of Bamera, Berri, Kingston on the Murray, and Loxton. We did some nice hiking in the secluded Katarapako Nature Reserve, and went canoeing on the Murray River the following afternoon. On the way back we stopped in the nice little town of Nuriootpa for lunch. It was a very relaxing couple of days.
Our drive through the Adelaide Hills out to Nuriootpa took us through some beautiful countryside.
The "Tree of Knowledge" has markers showing the flood levels throughout the years along the banks of the Murray River. The highest recorded flood in 1956 shows the water levels 20 feet higher than than today! Australia is currently in one of the worst droughts in its history.
A giant water pelican statue in the town on Loxton.
