Eucha is a town on the Murray River. In the past it was a commercial hub with 240 paddle-steamers bringing in produce and people from hundreds of miles away. Pubs, breweries and brothels boomed. Today it is a wonderful snapshot of times past.
@johnfalconer Great place for a visit. It's probably quite different now to the first time you went there. Very touristy - but still a lot of fun! Cheers Rob
@olivetreeann Hi Ann. Most of the surviving, larger paddle-steamers are now used for tourism. We did a cruise up the Murray on one which was 200 years old - it was fabulous. Cheers Rob
@merrelyn Hi Merrelyn. We actually did our first paddle-steamer trip this time. It was so much fun - 200 year old boat still functioning as it always has - and you could get up close and personal to all parts of it. Very low key - so good.
@robz That sounds like a delightful trip! On some of my earlier years I was following another 365er who either lived on the Murray or near it. She posted a lot of beautiful pictures of this river- especially the ones with the mist on it. I don't think she's on here anymore and sadly, I don't remember her name. But I do remember her pictures!
November 15th, 2023
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The lst time I was in Echuca was 55 years ago. Before digital cameras!! 😀😀😀