We left Ballarat this morning, determined not to take the short-cut across to Seymour, or the wimp's way via north Melbourne. Instead we struck out for Bendigo, following the Midlands Highway (almost a misnomer, I'm sure) until we reached Bendigo. Determined to take a rest we tried to follow the Caravan Parking signs only to end up back in the city centre again. Giving up we headed out of town until we reached a nice little park next to Lake Weeroona, on the outskirts, where they thoughtfully provided parking exclusively for vehicles over 7 metres. We stopped, bought refreshments, the children ran amok in the playgrounds and we took a rest before heading out across country toward Violet Town.
The road is not a shocker, but it's not great, being uneven, bumpy and narrow in parts. We were all very releived after the 107km to reach Violet Town where we patronised the only shop opn and had some lunch. Two minutes east of town and you are back on trhe Hume Freeway and finally able to settle into a decent pace and 'relax' a bit. Our initial plan was to overnight at Wangaratta, but seing as it was only just 2.30, the road good, the weather fantastic and the driver refreshed, we just kept going, adjusting plan as we went. After a quick refuel at Yarrawonga, we started our final leg toward Holbrook where the van park is always clean and green and quiet, except for a bit of road noise from the highway.
Now, the sun is setting, the trucks are getting ready to take over the town and the roads. We are safely parked up in the van park behind, between the servo and the highway. There are so many trucks going past I started to time them, about 1 every 15 seconds...
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| Trucks lined up waiting for the dark.... Holbrook NSW |
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