Pine-Camp Park

Dog Valley to Mitcham
Distance Traveled: 199 miles

When you have no hook-ups or anything outdoors to put away, departure from a campsite is quick and easy. We were on the road by 8:30a this morning. As was the case yesterday, we drove through wine country for a while and then left the vineyards behind for rural scenery.

After two days of driving-with-sightseeing, today was mostly about driving to get from point A to point B. Thus not much of a story to tell.

We heeded the signs recommending drivers to “Stop / Revive / Survive” and pulled into several of the numerous (and frequent) rest areas as we made our way north. Most of the pull outs were without amenities; a few had rest rooms, caravan dump points, and spigots. One rest room even had classical music playing through speakers.

All of the fun stops were for photo ops right off the road. I was especially happy to see murals along the way … one of them part of the Australia-wide Silo Art Trail.

Knowing that our stops today would be limited, I figured out a way to set up a desk of sorts so I can write — and maybe even process photos — while we’re on the move. The cutting board that also serves as a sink cover now has a third job as a lap desk 😉. Since power usage is something we have to keep an eye on when dry-camping, and the solar panel on the roof of this caravan is barely sufficient to float the batteries, I have been wary of using my electronic devices these past few nights. Now I have a solution that should keep me closer to real-time-posting than not.Read more