FIFTYSIXTH DAY – THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER
It rained a bit during the night but we awoke to find blue skies and sunshine. It was our last farmers breakfast on our big trip and we ate it out in the sun. Graeme cooked it to perfection. We packed up our table and chairs, made sure the fire was out and off we went for the last time. We travelled south along a pot-holey dirt road but it was a solid road and came into Bendigo. We stopped at the info centre to find out about Toms Gold Mine, but they had no information at all – so much for an info centre! We then continued on south down the freeway back to Melbourne. As we got closer to Melbourne the clouds got darker and heavier. When we reached Mount Macedon it began to rain really heavily, and yet the sun shone through the clouds in spots. As we continued to get closer the clouds were braking up and the sun managed to shine through the gaps. The Snail went a bit slow up the hills into Melbourne and then we hit the traffic and traffic lights. We drove and stopped, drove and stopped all the way home. We arrived home about 2.20 pm to find Josh and the doggies home. We received a lovely reception from the doggies, they were so excited. It was also lovely to see Josh who was about to go off to work. We began to unload the van, but not too enthusiastically. Emma dropped in after work which was nice. Then Sam came home from school. We continued to unpack a bit but I think we’ll leave the rest for tomorrow – no big hurry.