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Thursday 24 October 2013

West Victoria Trip 3

Day 1 Friday 11th October


Left home around 9:35am...arrived at Mundulla Showgrounds about 1:45pm.....$15 night powered parked near the toilets...nice place
Tomorrow who knows where


Day 2
Left Mundulla today..went to Frances Oval..no camping there as far as we could see...so headed east over the border to Lake Charlegrark...set up only to find out later from the caretaker its $25 a night powered site....this place is so run down wouldnt pay any more than $10 night powered as thats all its worth..we are only staying one night.....after spending the day listening to jetskies and speed boats up and down the lake with no regard to any others safety...most didnt wear life-jackets..now tonight its a wild party up the other end of the Park...loud music etc
Tomorrow it could be Goroke CP...hope its better than here...also I lost a bolt off the arm of my camping chair today




Day 3
Arrived at Goroke CP today......just in time as it rained off and on all day with strong wind...might stay couple days..we are only ones here...its run by the APEX Club...very tidy and newish




Day 4
Still at Goroke CP......went to IGA store ..in one corner they had a hardware section..got a nut for the bolt for my chair..all fixed till next time..bought 2 x 10 can boxes of kirks drinks $3.99 each...Rosie used the little twin tub to wash some clothing ...we strung a line under the camp kitchen ...only dry place here.
Been raining off and on all day...with sunny times between.....I hope its better tomorrow as we are off to Lake Ratzcastle in morning...with no power there...last night it was bloody freezing...glad we had the little fan heater going.

Day 5
Arrived at Lake Ratzcastle......lovely day.bit breezy but fine...tried my luck at fishing....I think I'll make a better racing car driver....Rosie cooked dinner in a campoven and desert too



Day 6
Windy day..not much happening......by 6pm...wind picked up....I had a shower it was freezing with wind howling pass my knees.....anyway by the time I got back to the van...wind was close to 75kph.....we packed everything away and headed inside..11:30pm the storm struck......heavy rain/hale/lightning..didn't let up...

Day 7
by 9am we had enough and got out and headed 100klm back to Hynes campground...still raining on and off...but we got power and internet and phone coverage..not sure how long we will stay here








Day 8
Went for lots of walks rear the Reservoir today.......very windy today...but calmed this afternoon .....gotta put up with loud music coming from the fishing club..tonight
While weather is OK........might head SW to Coleraine tomorrow

Day 9
Cavendish today

Day 10
Well the weather looked bad but turned out warm but overcased ...but the day was ruined anyway......16 MotorHomes CMCA took over the place ....rude people.....I'm sure they stole power and hadn't paid...well we are moving on tomorrow


Day 11
well we desided not to travel today.......been wet all day...the CMCA lot left mid morning....so it was back to just us plus a couple in a MH that stayed yesterday..not CMCA members...They closed the unisex showers to men and re-opened the ones next door......bit old but they worked tonight...

Day 12
We left Cavendish this morning..headed through Coleraine.onto Casterton...then north to Naracoorte....dropped in to Bailey's Rocks campground......after lunch.headed to..Lucendale then out to Highway and stay'n at Padthaway CP $28 night powered

                                                              Bailey's Rocks campground
                                                       Padthaway Caravan Park
Day 13
We headed home today


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