Home to Lake Cargelligo

We start our journey on the Spirit of Tasmania 1st June, a night sail this time so dinner in the restaurant and a couple of wines, off the bed and a smooth sailing.

A lovely surprise was the Aurora Australis, Photos taken out the side of the ship, very special.

Arriving in Geelong 6:30am head to Torquay.

This trip is to clear Mum’s house and get ready to sell, so a sad start but a busy 10 days preparing for the Garage Sales and filling the skip at the finish. Thoroughly spoilt we had meals prepared for us at a local restaurant (my cousin Heather did a fantastic effort different meals every night). Thank you!

All done and head off to the great unknown not knowing exactly where we are going in the immediate future.

We leave on the Friday 13th hopefully not ominous but a good luck charm which had a falter to start. We decide to check the brakes on the caravan as a few problems had occurred to make sure fixed and one of the bearing covers had popped off. Shit!!! Not a good start but not far out of Bacchus Marsh so with help from Marshall Engineering new cap bought and Cameron in his infant wisdom decides he can put it on but alas no we then do a U turn and head back to Marshall Engineering and they kindly hammered on the offending cap. The guy had a smirk on his face when Cameron walked in to ask for help.

Travelling on we decide that NSW would be our first night. Lunch at Reesdale with the water tank mural, very impressive. Driving through Rochester we looked at the murals of possum, honey eater and platypus, gorgeous. We make it to Mathoura Bowling Club where free camp with showers and toilet what a bonus.

On our way couldn’t believe there was a wall of clouds ahead and thought rain but no, it was a wall of fog and not small either a real pea souper. Apparently only came about 2pm but even this morning it was still just as bad.

Drinks in the club to finish the day. Back to the van and diesel heater it is freezing. Cameron had to cook tea outside in the cold, can’t have the smell in the caravan. Ha! Ha!

Not a very early start but on the way and decide Lake Cargelligo is our destination for today. Another big day but will stop a couple of nights. A bit of sorting out the car and caravan. A beautiful drive once we pass the fog. Passed through Deniliquin and saw the sign to for the football and netball club with the Rams, of course had to take a photo. Wangnella has been visited many times but Cameron never fails to impress with stories of the merino wool produced here.

Lunch on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in the beautiful sunshine. (Sandy Point)

Murals in Hay are spectacular and the writeups need to be read to appreciate the paintings. It never seems to amaze me the sacrifices our men and women made through the wars sad that we read about them on a board which many people would not spend the time to take in, after reading these stories I felt I need to say, we live in a land, free, because of their sacrifices.

Arrived in Lake Cargelligo 5pm but worth the drive. Looking forward to tomorrow to explore the area. Oh by the way, Cameron already off talking to fellow Tasmanians!!!