The weather was kind to us so after a fairly slow and lazy start we decided to walk along the river to Lock 5. On our walk, we passed many moored houseboats of all shapes, sizes and comfort levels. Arriving at the lock we noticed the lock staff were out and a houseboat was about to enter the lock along with a small surveying boat. A family had also arrived in time to watch the process of the water changing levels. It was about a three metre difference in depth. One of the lock staff was quite friendly and said that there was no flow over the lock today because the small surveying boat was measuring the different depths of the water close to the lock, a job that probably would have been nearly impossible had there been any water going through. Returning to the caravan park, we prepared a picnic lunch and drove to Berri to visit Bunnings. Stopping on the riverfront, we had our lunch although we ended up eating it inside the car as the wind was bitterly cold. We went for a short drive and I went for a walk around Berri while Rob visited an electrical store. On our way back to the caravan park we called into the Paringa Cemetery so I could do a quick walk around it. Quite a small cemetery and not many old graves, so it didn’t take me long!
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