Our last Day on the Houseboat

 27th July 2025

It is our final day on the houseboat before having to return it to the marina tomorrow morning by 9 am. We decide to take a short trip a bit further up river to Cadell, a small town about 10 km upstream, have lunch there and returned to the to Morgan for the night.

We are not in a hurry to leave our mooring, so take the opportunity to go for a walk exploring a bit more of Morgan before departing for Cadell.


View from the houseboat looking up to the township of Morgan


We have the mooring space to ourselves

Morgan is undergoing a bit of a restoration, having been one of the major river ports on the Murray in their heyday. Many on the old buildings around the wharf area have been restored and the wharf itself is in the middle of a restoration. Now they are all tourism outlets.





The wharf is well on the way to being restored





View looking down at the ferry from the lookout above the wharf


The remains of the railway line that serviced the wharf in the past











The highlight of the town centre is the 2 pubs located across the road from each other, both facing the river.






After an hour or so walking around the town we headed back to the houseboat and cast off to go upstream to Cadell, a trip of only about 10 km. The wind has come up so finding a calm spot to moor for lunch could be a challenge.

Not far upstream, we reach a large pumping station that pumps water from the Murray all of the way to Whyalla.


An old, beautifuly restored paddle steamer was moored to a pontoon along the way


It didn't seem too long before we arrived in Cadell, which is not a place of great significance, but does have a ferry crossing, so once again we going through the ferry crossing ritual. 

There was a relatively protected spot on the shore just around the bend from the ferry crossing where we tied up for a BBQ lunch.



The Cadell Ferry

After lunch we cast off and headed back to Morgan to tie up in the same vicinity as last night. This will give us about a 20 minute run back to the houseboat marina in the morning to return the boat before 9 am.


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