Drive: 135 km
17-13-22 degC
It wasn’t until we turned the aircon off (set at 22 degC) that we realised it was quite a bit cooler than it has been. We had originally planned to do a morning ride before heading off. However, as it was raining, we decided a walk was the better option. That didn’t eventuate either as it was still raining when we were ready to head out. So, we had a leisurely breakfast, packed up and left Shepparton just before 9am.
We intended stopping at Murchison for mornos, however, by the time we arrived it was raining almost cats and dogs, so we kept driving and stopped in Rushworth. It was still raining, but not so hard. Coffee and snacks were had in the van and then we took a walk to stretch the legs. Greg left before Wendy and by the time she caught up, Greg had finally found someone he knew – Mike Wellington – an old SIB mate, and his wife Helen. After a chat we completed our walk and made it back to the van. Mike and Helen live just outside Rushworth and love the “village life”. Mike likes gold prospecting, so he’s in the right region.
The landscape was still very flat with wheat and livestock the main activities.
Our next stop was at the BIG4 Bendigo Ascot Holiday Park, where we were checked-in by 12pm. A nice drive-thru site made for an easy set-up and we were soon having lunch, in the van as it was far too cold to eat outside! Weird weather!
After an LLD we walked out to the Bendigo Pottery site. Wendy opted to view glass bead being blown – quite interesting but not nearly as amazing as glass blowing. We moved onto the museum which was basically a very large antiques store. After a 3km walk we decided we’d had enough and headed home.
Dinner
was eaten inside with the windows and
doors closed to keep out the cold wind.
