Saturday Afternoon in the River

The girls from the boarding house had an outing on Saturday afternoon to a local riverside resort/cafe.  It's by the river and in the river.
As you can see some of the seats and tables are in the river, with umbrellas. There are also tables on the bank and in small bamboo shelters built over the river.  It was very busy.  Its very popular with the locals and there are men in uniform on the road guiding cars into parking spots.  The girls had to wait quite a while before getting a table in the water. You can order at the table and food and drink are delivered by the waiters.  A fairly surreal experience, but fun.  Would it take off on the banks of  the Ovens River???
There was a swing over the river and a walkway as well as the rubber tyre structure.  At the top of the photo you can just see the tightrope across the river which provided a challenge to some of the students.
I rode down, but gladly put the bike on the bus for the ride home as the heavens were about to open and I was happy to have an excuse to ride up the hill.