Mount Dandenong

Sleeping on that much of a tilt had not been a good idea. We'd spent so long chatting to Wendy & Chris that it was dark by the time we went to bed and, frankly, we couldn't be bothered to try to level Bill. During the night I found myself slipping downhill and had to push on the side of the truck to get back to where my pillow was. Note to self, level Bill tomorrow.

Approx 9:00 we went into the house to join W&C for coffee/tea and then spent most of the morning chatting.

To get some fresh air and get some exercise we first drove to Karwara Arboretum. This is a small garden in a little town. We walked around it for 30 minutes so went back to Bill, put the kettle on and made a warm drink and sandwiches for lunch.

We then set off to SkyHigh at Mount Dandenong. In clear weather, this has amazing views across Melbourne and far-off ranges. Today it was pretty murky and not much more than the tall buildings of Melbourne's central business area could be made out. The location is a small, multi-purpose events venue. I felt that it did the bare required and everything was very superficial. the fact they didn't have any decaffeinated tea or coffee didn't win them prizes with Bun.

In search of a bit of exercise, we then went on to Olinda Falls. There was a fire pit burning near the car park and a couple of guys were standing around it having a drink. We set off along the track to the falls but, despite the large amount of rain, they were not impressive. In the UK I don't think that they would have been marked as falls on an OS map. Nonetheless, we had a bit of exercise going down and back from the falls so went back to Mount Evelyn to the supermarket and bought some food for dinner. Chris & Wendy were out that evening so we parked up, and used the chocks in an attempt to level Bill, but it was not sufficient. Boz had heard us so came to investigate. He sat outside the truck and barked for a while and then he walked up the hill until he was at a level where he could look into our window and watch us; this he did for ten minutes before going back to the house.

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