Echuca Farm Stay Diary: Day 4

I woke up from another day of excellent sleep a bit later than usual, but why not? After all, it’s my vacation day. So I pulled the card of the day ━ Page of Wands ━ and journaled a bit about it while updating my to-do list for the next two days and next year.

After breakfast, we went to the Echuca town centre, which is best avoided during the holiday season as it’s crowded with assortments of tourists.

We had to go there because it’s also where the Murray River Echuca Paddlestreamer docks. So we boarded the 2-hour cruise before noon and sat on the top deck to enjoy the uninterrupted view of the river while enjoying some drinks and reminiscing about the old times.

After the recommendation of a colleague, I booked the paddle streamer, but I came with low expectations. I mean, I have seen the Murray River before. It’s brown. How fun could it be cruising through brown-coloured water, I thought. However, it turned out to be a scenic journey where we got to see the other side of Echuca, including the camping site, private-boat families, kayaking couples, inns by the river and a gorgeous glasshouse.

When they put us back on the land, we were hungry and decided to try our luck to find decent food in the crowded town centre. After being turned down by a couple of places, we went inside Monkee & Co Asian Kitchen. Again, I kept my expectation low because I couldn’t see any Asian running the restaurant. However, I was proven wrong the second time today. The coconut lime seafood curry I ordered was sublime! So was Fafa’s Rendang Bao, so much so that I suggested we go there again tomorrow.

Back at the farmhouse, I fed the chickens (which I named Kovid and Korona), lit the Christmas candle I got on a hefty discount from the lovely people at The Candle Scent and put the flowers we got from Coles into a vase and settled for a nap. But I was too restless (maybe too well-rested?), so I went to the beautifully-lit kitchen to try a new summer salad recipe.

This time it included avocado, watermelon and feta cheese. Once it was ready, we sat for a simple dinner of the said salad and spicy Indo instant noodles.

I took a shower before writing this. The plan was to write today’s happenings and cross off a few things on my to-do list today, but all I want to do is sit in the living room with the TV on, read a book lazily and drink a chilled glass of wine.

You know what, I might do just that. After all, I am already halfway through my holiday (acutely aware and dreading this); I shall enjoy as much as possible by doing all the things I want and not the things I need/must/should do.

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