Family Checkin

Our first stop on the way to Maryborough was the public weigh-bridge. We weren’t sure of our rig weight so a quick check showed us that we were up to total weight limit but overweight on the front of the caravan. So a little re-distribution of items and we should be all legal. We were also running with full water tanks and easily 50kg of stuff to drop off to the kids at Maryborough.

Then only 1.5 hrs to spend time with Gareth, Jess and the grandkids. We hired a cabin in the camping ground for the family and provided an excellent idea as it gave us more space and a warm place to hang out together as a family. Camping in an Victorian winter is not for the faint hearted.

Two days filled with playgrounds, bike rides and games of UNO, Lola is the reigning champion with a late winning streak. Safe to say Granny and Gramps are pretty tired tonight. It has been fun starting to see Sonny’s personality starting to emerge as he becomes more comfortable with us. It will be a wrench to leave them in the morning knowing we won’t see them quite as regularly as we have.

We have decided to travel to the Big Red Bash via South Australia. It is quite daunting as we will tackle the Birdsville track which is 500 km of dirt road however we will have a few days to break it up into smaller sections. The track was closed last week due to severe flooding so who knows what we will find. Tomorrow we are aiming for Renmark which is just over the SA border. This appears to be the safest route to avoid any covid questions at the border although we will be required to take covid tests soon after entry. Such is the life of any traveller in this country presently. We hedged our bets yesterday and gained entry via declarations for SA, NSW, and Queensland just in case we changed our minds tomorrow.Read more