St Arnaud VIC

After leaving Marong Holiday Park we drove to the IGA in Maiden Gully to get some groceries (and some Bendigo Brittle- for gifts) before driving to here. We stop to have a stretch and a look about. I walk in the Queens Gardens, then join Roger at the lovely Cafe utilising the historic shire building. Next I check out the nearby visitor centre - get 'loaded up' with plenty of things that can be done around here! I know Rog and I will only do a couple today. We manage the Railway building - being used as a gallery and for local produce sales, I purchase some jam, a relish and salt. Then we drive back to the mainstreet to go to the Bible Museum (yes - we're not religious - still worth a look!), it is run by a mother and daughter, Ellen and Jean, and it's Ellen's collection - they also breed butterfly's. I'm so intrigued to see the butterfly's hatch that Ellen sends me off (when we are ready to leave) with a Wanderer chrysalis that is due to hatch today. I feel very honoured. Roger has disappeared, off looking around elsewhere, so once I pop the chrysalis in the ute I go looking about too - end up in a lovely store full of gifts and knicknaks- alot of vintage and 2ndhand and repurposed things - I purchased 2 bee garden ornaments. Return to the ute to find Roger's on his way back too. Now to resume our drive - with me nursing on my knee the butterfly chrysalis.Read more