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Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Wedgie » Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:48 pm

Ticking off one of the bucket list by going on a houseboat with the girlfriend and 8 mates in March next year. We're leaving from Paringa near Remark, any advice on if we should travel up or down river?
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Booney » Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:35 am

@Bum Crack @Dogwatcher and @OnSong would be the men to ask.

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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Dogwatcher » Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:41 am

From Renmark, just my thoughts, go up river.
Up river from Renmark is Wilkadene Brewery, on a little offshoot creek.
Great beer, great people.

From there, there's plenty of sandbars to park your boat on. There's less boat traffic.
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby OnSong » Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:27 am

Dogwatcher wrote:From Renmark, just my thoughts, go up river.
Up river from Renmark is Wilkadene Brewery, on a little offshoot creek.
Great beer, great people.

From there, there's plenty of sandbars to park your boat on. There's less boat traffic.

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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Dogwatcher » Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:16 am

OnSong wrote:
Dogwatcher wrote:From Renmark, just my thoughts, go up river.
Up river from Renmark is Wilkadene Brewery, on a little offshoot creek.
Great beer, great people.

From there, there's plenty of sandbars to park your boat on. There's less boat traffic.

x2 Woolshed Brewery is where it's at. Don't even leave that joint.



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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby OnSong » Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:49 am

Dogwatcher wrote:
OnSong wrote:
Dogwatcher wrote:From Renmark, just my thoughts, go up river.
Up river from Renmark is Wilkadene Brewery, on a little offshoot creek.
Great beer, great people.

From there, there's plenty of sandbars to park your boat on. There's less boat traffic.

x2 Woolshed Brewery is where it's at. Don't even leave that joint.



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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Bum Crack » Thu Dec 10, 2015 12:42 pm

Wedgie wrote:Ticking off one of the bucket list by going on a houseboat with the girlfriend and 8 mates in March next year. We're leaving from Paringa near Remark, any advice on if we should travel up or down river?

Definitely head upstream and go to Wilkadene.
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Ron Burgundy » Thu Dec 10, 2015 2:35 pm

Bum Crack wrote:
Wedgie wrote:Ticking off one of the bucket list by going on a houseboat with the girlfriend and 8 mates in March next year. We're leaving from Paringa near Remark, any advice on if we should travel up or down river?

Definitely head upstream and go to Wilkadene.


How good is Wilkadene!

There is a couple really good sandbars just downstream from Wilkadene. If it isnt the long weekend you should be a good chance of scoring one of them.
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Wedgie » Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:32 pm

Going Mon to Fri outside of school holidays so sounds perfect, thanks for the info guys.
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Ron Burgundy » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:09 pm

The sandbar you want is Gordon's!
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Ron Burgundy » Thu Dec 10, 2015 7:14 pm

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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby RustyCage » Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:49 pm

You will never drink anywhere with a better view than the Woolshed Brewery, so I'll add another vote for Wilkadene
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Wedgie » Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:55 pm

Cheers again guys, my mates have agreed up stream is the way to go :)
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Dogwatcher » Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:07 am

Gees, Ronny, those photos are making me all misty-eyed.
Spent many hours on sandbars up there and it's one of the big things I miss, not living in the Riverland any more.
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby OnSong » Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:15 am

Dogwatcher wrote:Gees, Ronny, those photos are making me all misty-eyed.
Spent many hours on sandbars up there and it's one of the big things I miss, not living in the Riverland any more.

Just dump some sand in the South Para
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Re: Houseboats on the Murray

Postby Dogwatcher » Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:17 am

Yeah, I could.
I have spent some time walking through the South Para with my pup.
Not so much fun.
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