Thursday 6 April 2023: Rutherglen and Albury

Thu 6 April 2023: Rutherglen and Albury

Day 6 and we drove to Rutherglen to check out the Big Wine Bottle which stands at 36m tall.

Had lunch at 'Australia's greatest pie shop', Parker Pies in Rutherglen.  Tried the gourmet chicken pastry and it was pretty good.

Then drove to Albury Botanic Gardens. Took a walk around the gardens.

What else, we drove to the Albury War Memorial and stopped in Albury to take photos of it's Historial Buildings.

We leave tomorrow morning. Hopefully traffic will be ok.

Wednesday 5 April 2023: Cobram,

Wed 5 April 2023: Day 5 - Cobram, Picolo, Echuca, Rochester

Drove to Cobram to check out Manto's Produce.

 

Then we drove via Picolo - still chasing silo art to Echuca.

Arrive just in time to catch a cruise on the Murray River. Boarded the Pevensey Paddle Steamer which was used in the mini series "All the Rivers Run". 

Late lunch Bru Burgers

On the way back, stopped at Rochester for more silo art

Tuesday 4 April 2023: Lake Mulwala

Tue 4 April 2023: Lake Mulwala

Today we booked a lunch cruise on Lake Mulwala.

Boarded the Paradise Queen.

BBQ lunch included lamb chops, rissoles, sausages, fresh salads, bread and butter.

The cruise goes through the old red gum forest.

Monday 3 April 2023: Benalla Street Art

Mon 3 Apr 2023: Benalla

Today we drove to Benalla on the hunt for street murals.  Apparently there are over 75 of them. Parked the car and went on the hunt.

Loved "Baby Joy"by Julian Calvino.

"Migrant Rabbit"by Anton Pulvrenti

Had lunch at The Cake Maker's Daughter. I ordered spaghetti bolognaise with garlic bread and Janet had the Caesar salad with chicken.

After lunch we continued looking for more murals.

On the way back, we followed the Silo Art Trail and stopped at Goorambat.

Followed by the GrainCorp Devenish Silo

GrainCorp St James Silo

Tungamah Silo