Hogwash Bend on the Murray

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I had the opportunity to camp there once again on Monday night.

Hogwash Bend, between Waikerie and Cadell on the Murray River is quite a popular spot and we have been staying there overnight at least once a year over the past 15 years. Out of school holkidays and weekedays it is a veru tranquil spot.

Recently the camping area has been been greatly reduced in size as the local Landholders and Lancare Group have embarked on a revegetation project. Rubbish has been removed and trees have been planted and a watering program has been initiated to save some of the magnificent River Red Gums, River Box tree and Lignum scrub from dying. The last time the floodplain received a cover of water was in 1993.

So the dog and I set up camp and had a feed. On the way past one of the towns I had dropped into the Bottle'O for a bottle of Oxblood and when attempting to extricate the contents of the bottle found that the corkscrew was missing out of the camping gear. Luckily a fellow camper about a hundred metres away had one and the day was saved.

Hogwash Bend is habitat to the Regent Parrot and the Kookaburra and there are plenty of water birds around including a gathering of Wood Ducks.

The camp area is bring your own everything, including wood and toilet. Wheeliebins are provided for rubbish though some campers continue leave unburnt cans in their fireplaces. Still, the place has a fresh feel about it and you can walk for about a kilometre along the river bank amongst the age old River Reds.


Cheers