On board the Spirit we had drinks with Gladys and Graeme who we had met when we were both staying at Bargara Beach two years ago and have kept in touch since. Helen & Vince whom we also met at Bargara were on the boat as well, it was quiet a coincident, they were again heading straight for Bargara to spend the winter.
We arrived in Melbourne at 6.30am after a very good crossing, to a clear day and a picturesque sunrise. We headed west to Ballarat, finding it very fresh upon arrival. At the railway station we stopped to have a look at an old Steam Train that was about to leave, then it was a quick look around the old Gold Mining town with it's beautiful Heritage buildings and churches, before heading north towards Mildura.
Feeling quiet tired by late morning we found a lovely little spot to pull into near a old church at Bung Bong, we had a little nanna nap, lunch and decided we would spend the night as the weather had deteriorated and it was raining. Lovely and warm in the caravan with the gas heater!
This morning we were away by 9am after a good nights sleep, heading up the Sunraysia Hwy it was very bumpy a bit of a roller coaster ride, passing through the lovely township of St Arnaud and onto Ouyen where we stopped for lunch. After lunch it was on the road again with a change of driver for the final leg to Mildura, we were now on the Calder Hwy which was a much smoother ride. We stopped at Red Cliffe to take a few photo's of Big Lizzie, which had been built in the early 1900's to cart wool from outback stations in the Broken Hill area, then later used to clear trees and scrub. Big Lizze is 34ft long 11ft wide and 18ft high weighing in at 45 tons.
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| Steam Engine Ballarat |
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| Free camp Bung Bong |
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| Bazza cooking the snags |
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| A couple of Big Lizzie's |
We are surprised Barry waited until daylight to leave Hobart!
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