Murray Bridge 19 March 2007

We enjoyed Adelaide – it was an easy city to get around (despite the heavy traffic according to Peter!) So many trips were quick and destinations very accessible. Heather analysed the traffic and her conclusion was that everyone sticks to the arterial roads that are so straight and because of some anxiety about lights taking so long to change, the drivers rush around corners, block intersections, push in and pull out in a flash at top speed! It is a funny contradiction for probably the best layout of a city in Australia. Maybe they are just lousy drivers!
Left Adelaide knowing this was yet another city we would like to come back to. Enjoyed our drive up into the hills which were very much like the Blue Mountains. Stopped at Hahndorf, a touristy town with a German past and wandered around looking at the old buildings and enjoying some German pastries. Drove onto Murray Bridge to pick up the mail and then stopped for the night at a lookout out of town. Walked down to the edge of the Murray River and noticed the milky appearance of the water and surmised that this is part of the salination problem.