Quiet Moment on the Jordan River Friday, September 4, 2015. I walked around 10 Km today and just had a look at the map. If I had travelled from Brighton to Pontville by car it would have been 3 Km and about 4 minutes drive. Still, it was a crisp early spring day and I discovered some territory that I would never have appreciated if I had done it that way. I suppose the moral of this tale is - don't think you have seen Tasmania if you have driven along our highways. The Jordan River starts at Lake Tiberius and runs south for 111 Kms before joining the Derwent at Bridgewater. It is said to have been named by one private Hugh Germain(e) who carried a Bible and a copy of the Arabian Nights in his pack and may also have named Jericho, Bagdad and Lake Tiberius, although some say it was the surveyors, not Germaine(e). A walkway starts near the highway bridge south east of Brighton and follows the river back for about 4.9 Km. Along the way you pass a picnic spot ...
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