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Travelling in Outback Australia is a great experience, especially that of travelling along the Darling River. The Darling River is situated within Victoria and New South Whales. Along one side of the river is a track is only accessible by 4x4. There are many attractions about these often forgotten parts of the Australian landscape. Although the terrain is difficult to navigate, and often quite baron in places when you reach a small town or stumble upon a deserted homestead, you know it is all wroth the travel. The country side is forever changing, the colour of the landscape changes between red ochre coloured sands, through to grey dirt. It is often a great experience to embark on a journey along the Darling River. The towns we travelled to saw inviting people who greeted us in welcoming ways which made us feel apart of their community as they are happy and delightful people who are willing to share a story over a drink at the local townships pub after a hard days work. It is obvious that the water level in the Darling River is low; this is noticeable when driving from town to town as you can see the devastation that the drought has left on the environment in this part of the country. Nights and mornings are cold but the camp fire kept us warm and helped cook our food every night. However, the cold mornings were forgotten about during the day as it was warm and there is not a breath of wind. Things don’t really change in this part of the country, many thing are kept the way they are found unlike the city where I come from. As you wind your way along the river through the Victorian and New South Wales country side you can’t help but notice the abundance of flora and fauna in these part of the country which are often overlooked by travellers. However, if you stop to take a look in these remote places you will soon realise why travellers often embark on the Darling River Run. Back to Assignment 3 Page
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