Wednesday 30th April.
Awoke to a lovely clear blue sky this morning, a contrast from yesterday. After breakfast we dropped the motorhome back to the auto electricians then walked about 2km into the CBD of Bendigo while they were working on it. After looking all around the city centre we then walked a further 1/2 km or so to the Bendigo Marketplace which is their regional shopping centre.
The amount of history that is in Bendigo is quite amazing as we discovered while on this walk.
The beautiful old stately homes close to the city centre which have been kept in or restored to pristine condition are really magnificent. After a quick bite to eat for lunch we made our way back to
The auto electricians and picked up the Winnebago.
Departed Bendigo about 1:30pm bound for Horsham via St Arnaud and Rupanyup.
We then stopped to boil the kettle for afternoon tea beside a lovely little country church where they had four very large water tanks with a note to help yourself to reasonable amounts. The external toilet block was also open for public usage and were spotlessly clean. We debated about staying here overnight as it was such a lovely bush setting, but as it was only just after 3:00 we felt we should continue on a bit longer.
Our CMCA GPS data base indicated a rest area at Rupanyup which sounded very good with all facilities available so this was to be our overnight stop.
On arrival at the Rupanyup Memorial park we were pleased to find this facility outstanding.
Modern amenities block, power and water hook-up available (for only $10 per night) with security overnight lighting. The caretaker who lives adjacent to the park made a visit to collect the fee and explain a bit about the town and the local museum etc. So tonight we have every electrical appliance including hot water service, in use in lieu of using our gas. Phones, iPads etc are all now fully charged.
After dinner I made a phone call to my cousin in Naracoorte to advise that we would arrive there sometime mid-afternoon tomorrow.
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