Beechworth

Another slow morning, a fair bit fresher too. We got ourselves organised and headed to Eldorado. We stopped at the old mining dredge for a look, there was a nice walk around the outside, so we went for a wander before going into the machinery to have a look. It looked like a roller-coaster of horrors, so cool! We headed into town to have a drink at the smallest pub in Victoria, McEvoy Tavern. It was really nice, had some outdoor seating in the sunshine where we had a chat to one of the workers, she was telling us about her mischievous parrots. Ben found a dirt road to take us back to Beechworth, so we had to take that of course. There are so many beautiful old buildings, we popped in and out of the shops on their main streets, including the bakery, Beechworth honey and the sweets co. Our lunch at Billsons was booked for 1:30pm in the beer garden. It was very busy and we had heard other people saying they'd been turned away since they didn't have a booking. We often wing it, but good thing we'd booked this time. We shared a steak sandwich and Brisket tacos, while sampling the local gin and beer. It was getting quite warm in the sun, so we relocated to a shady spot out front and took turns to go into the tasting room. It was serve yourself which was dangerous, but great! You could taste their beers, cordials, spirits and their premixed flavours of course. We decided on a 24 can mixed pack, and 2 stubby holders that actually fit their can size, same as the seltzers we often get, so they'll come in handy. We went for a quick loop to grab fuel and past the Lake Sambell reserve. There's a Pontoon for kids to jump off, lots of kayaks and watercraft. A lovely spot! We headed back to camp for some quiet time and a post lunch snooze. This caravan park is so nice, there's also putt putt, badminton/volleyball nets, and lots of walking tracks. We cooked up dinner and I jumped on the laptop for a bit to give my Year 12s some feedback for their upcoming assessment task. Then the usual showers and off to bed.Read more