Bendigo

26 – 30 November 2024

We left Winton Wetlands and let the GPS determine our route, which turned out to be the most direct, but mostly on “C” roads. This meant we passed through a number of small towns and avoided a lot of traffic. We stopped for lunch at a bakery in Murchison then continued on to Bendigo.

Bendigo was to be our last stop before heading to Tasmania. We had a lot of re-organisation to get the trailer ready to go into storage so we booked an ensuite site at a caravan park. We were very glad we did when we were hit with a couple of big storms, including one which blew around everything not secured. We had seen it coming on the BoM App and were able to move chairs and other small items into the ensuite just in time.

Although we had been able to prepare for the storm, we were faced with a very wet camper trailer. The next day was sunny and bright so we were able to get everything dry. Because the forecast was for more rain we decided that a move into a cabin would be the best thing to do.

After getting the trailer dry and repacked, we took it to the storage facility we have used before and settled into the cabin.

We took the opportunity to visit Greater Bendigo National Park for some more birding but again, not so successful. We spent the last couple of days getting the car ready for the trip to Tassie and using up all the fresh food as we wouldn’t be able to run the fridge in the car.

We didn’t need to be in Geelong until late in the afternoon so we planned to leave as late as we could and take our time making our way there.

Our Wikicamps Trip Plan shows we didn't take 
the most direct route from Townsville