We travelled from Griffith today along the Sturt Hwy to Wentworth on our way to a free camp at Lake Benanee which means “Plenty food & water” in the local aboriginal language. The “Hay plains” are very flat and with a slight tailwind our fuel economy was excellent, the best I’ve ever had towing the van with the Cruiser.

Hay is about half way between Griffith and Wentworth and sits on the Murrumbidgee River which was very high at the moment from all the rains up north over the last few months. The farmers in the MIA (Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) have nothing to worry about for awhile.

From Hay it was onto Wentworth were the Darling (Australia’s longest River) and the Murray River join. It was a quick stop for morning tea, fuel and a walk around town, before we headed off to our overnight stay at Lake Benanee.