Wednesday 30th/ Day 1
Left home this morning...headed over the Border to Murryville CP.....11:30am..
Thursday 1st/ Day 2
Rosie went for walk found old army tanks....tried the Webber Smokey Joe..to cook a roast for dinner only to have the HeatBeads die after 15 mins....luckly we were on power.to use the microwave to finish meal off.....looked like rain all day but didn't
Friday 2nd/ Day 3
been very wet and cold.we went for a walk to see the army tanks ...then walked down to Pub for Friday night pizza night...dinner
Saturday 3rd/ Day 4
We left Murrayville around 8:30am.....and headed east then south to Rainbow CP.....well over 200klm trip......here tonight..still windy and wet ...cost $19 night powered site
Sunday 4th/ Day 5
Left Rainbow...Rosie checked out the murals then we headed down and across to Brim....forgotten how many times we been here..still $10 night powered........its busy with 4 other vans and a motorhome near us..........met Steve from CaravanCaravan today...he rocked up to take update pics of Brim for his website
Monday 5th/ Day 6
Still at Brim....not much happening...Local Council Ranger turned up.......never seen him here before
Tuesday 6th/ Day 7
Still at Brim ..........nice day Rosie did some washing...Dad rang...Mum had heart attack..operated on blockage...put stens in..not much else happened today....off tomorrow who knows where
Wednesday 7th/ Day 8
Left Brim this morning....went into Warracknabeal....Rosie got food at Fishers IGA while I bought a dressing gown for trips to the showers....and got fuel at Shell on the highway...lot cheaper.
Then we went out to Watchem.then out to Lake Watchem......only to find it a bit muddy and at $20 power or $10 night not......so we headed down to Donald...and staying night at the CP.$20 night powered..very run down place..but we are parked next to amenities....Dad says Mum is doing better but still cant hold food down yet.
Thursday 8th/ Day 9
Left early and headed down to Ararat ..had a look at Cathcart reserve....could have stayed but right on a bend in a main road.......so back to Ararat.then out on the Western Highway to a camp ground called Greenhill Lake......about 4.5klm away..no power but had flushing toilets and warm showers.$5 night.
Friday 9th/ Day 10
It was very cold and stormy looking...most had left by mid morning we desided to stick it out...Rosie did a load of washing..we had lunch..and desided it was time to move and find power...looked up books and found a place called Willaura ......down East side of Grampians....got there to find our neighbours from this morning already here...$20 night powered.....about 30ft from a rail-line on edge football oval...a match will be played tomorrow so we will get out early as we can....might get to Cavendish.or up to Hynes....who knows.
(been ringing Dad each day.....Mum is slightly improving....)
Saturday 10th/ Day 11
Left Willaura this morning early.....finally found the shortcut road out to Cavendish...what a trip....flood plains then steep mountains through the Sierra Ranges .then to Cavendish...only to see it water logged....so onward we travelled and arrived at Hynes Camp ground.....had lunch only to find a couple we met at Greenhill Lake then Willaura...arrived here....setting up near us........we had a fire going only by 6:30pm the rain started and we headed indoors to finish our dinner.
Sunday 11th/ Day 12
Went for walk near the Dam......not much happening....saw a reindeer ...but no kangaroos this trip here
Monday 12th/ Day 13
Still here.....a chap we met at Narrung last year ....turned up today..."Neville"
spend most of the day collecting firewood and keeping the fire burning we need coals for tonight's dinner
Tuesday 13th/ Day 14
Still here...spend day collecting firewood......Rosie spotted budgies in a tree by Res...I saw a naked young lady heading towards her car around 6:15am..
Wednesday 14th/ Day 15
Last day...before heading home tomorrow...not a lot happening.....went for walk to Res...no collecting wood today.......saw lot of kangaroos early morning and the famous reindeer
Thursday 15th/ Day 16
Packed up early was on the road by 7:45am......arriving home 3pm
