On the road again - with a new wheel

The first day of the New Year we spent relaxing, emailing and planning a new itinerary. Then on 2nd Jan we were ready for action, we both put a lot of energy into thinking positive thoughts and I was restraining myself, promising not to phone and ask about the new rim before 10.00am. My phone rang at 9.05 - our rim had arrived.
We packed up and made our way over to the dealership - all was well; it was the right rim! We both gave a big sigh when we saw it - we'd both been holding our breath in case it was the wrong one.
Now we had to have the spare wheel put on that rim so we drove around the corner to a tyre shop called (believe it or not) Jappo Donks.
As we didn't need to have the van jacked up they did the job in the carpark, but that accursed spare wheel carrier was getting more and more difficult to use. Each time it is used it gets a little more damaged and every fitter has to be 'inventive' to get the wheel down and then clamp it back up.
The guys at Jappo Donks were excellent, they were extremely busy but were very polite, friendly and helpful.
Getting that worked on and user friendly is now top of the list of jobs needing to be done when we get home.
The weather was still stinking hot and after standing around in the sun for an hour or so we called in to the local shopping mall for a cold drink and early lunch before getting back on the Hume Hwy.
We exited the Hwy and went into the town of Rutherglen, what a very pretty little town. We then left Victoria and went back into NSW, through Corowa, Berrigan and Finley before reaching our night's destination - Deniliquin.

As is often our practice we went to the Info Centre for information of caravan parks. There are 5 in Deniliquin - the one closest to the town was the one that the lady in the info centre thought would be the best. They don't have a brochure, they reckon they don't need one, they are so popular.
So off we went to The Car O Tel Cabins and Camping. I went to check in and almost fell over when told that a powered site with ensuite facilities would cost $25!!! That is THE best value we have come across.

We set up and found the place very quiet and clean. Highly recommend it.

We were only staying one night though so the next morning on the road again, across "outback NSW" to the oldest town in the Riverina area - Moulamein.

From there we headed back in to Victoria briefly, crossing the river at Tooleybuc. Just up the road, at Robinvale, we were back in NSW and then we stopped for the night at the Riversgarden caravan park in GolGol.
This place was such a contrast to the previous night (not just on price: it's $40) - it was packed, bulging at the seams.

 It's next to the river and the place was full - All along the river's edge were boats, jetskis, gazebos, kids having a swim in the river  and people lying in the shade - Aussies on holiday.

   It was hovering around 40 degrees so we did the usual, hid inside the van with the a/c on. The people on the site next to us obviously didn't have an airconditioner in their caravan as they'd put a sprinkler on the roof of their van, and had another one under their awning!!