Morgan

From Ceduna, we join Highway One and head east through Wudinna, Kimba and the rusty hills of Iron Knob to an overnight stay at Port Augusta. Then it’s on through Peterborough and Burra.

Morgan Riverside Caravan Park

Rolling into Morgan we are assigned a powered gravel site in the Morgan Riverside Caravan Park, but after setting up we are lured by the grassy river’s edge unpowered sites, and we quickly relocate. The lawns are immaculately maintained with minute attention to edge detail by the owners and Murray River water abundantly available for watering. Perfect outlook from our van site. The shrimp net is dunked into the river and the subsequent catch is used as bait, but the result is one unknown fish species and one silver perch. Both are returned to the river. (In South Australia silver perch are protected and cannot be kept). Next morning’s catch of more silver perch and a catfish are also returned to the river, as is the black yabby (Cherax Destructor) that found its way into the shrimp net.

Murray River crossing at Morgan

Morgan was proclaimed in 1878 and became one of Australia’s busiest inland port. Parts of the old wharf still remain, and the river crossing is provided for by a twenty-four hour ferry service adjacent to the caravan park. An historic self-guided walk around the town takes us to the original shops, two hotels, post office and museum in the old shipping agents storehouse.

That’s it. Time for a bourbon.