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The sprawling 630,000-acre Murray-Sunset NP takes pride of place in northern Victoria, just down the road from Mildura and near where the famed Hattah Desert Race is held.
It’s a haven for outdoorsy activities: boating, camping, bushwalking and tracking birdlife – my favourite the stocky little Malleefowl.
My sons’ primary school used to head to Murray-Sunset on bi-annual school camps, and it was brilliant: tents spread over vast distances and no concerns about unruly neighbours as there weren’t any. Superb early spring weather and frollicking in the sand. A brilliant, calming sanctuary.
I returned to the national park recently for the Aussie media launch for the all-new Aprilia Tuareg 660 middleweight adventure bike, which was a reminder of the glorious past and the seriously impressive new.
More full-bodied plaudits will be peppered throughout this review, but the premise is quite simple: the Tuareg is a magnificent motorcycle. It talks the talk and walks the walk in what is unquestionably a challenging category – middleweight adventure – to begin your working life in.
As we rolled out of our
