30 November – 1 December 2024
After a final sort and pack of the car we left the caravan
park in Bendigo and stopped at the carwash, before setting off towards Geelong.
We had all day to get there so we took the long way, with our first stop in the
old gold mining town of Maldon. We wandered around town for a while then
continued on to Creswick where we had lunch in the pub.
From Creswick we drove into a birding spot on Lake Elijah in
Ballarat. The weather had turned cold and rainy so we didn’t stay long. We made
our way over to the Botanic Gardens, and Lake Wendouree, but again the bad
weather meant we didn’t spend too much time there. We were keeping an eye on
the time and decided to head for a shopping centre to pick up some food for the
boat trip and to have a coffee. If we timed it right, we would get to Geelong
in time to check in to the Spirit of Tasmania.
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| It was a very grey day in Geelong |
Our timing was near perfect and we arrived in Geelong, checked in and joined the queue for boarding. Once again, we found ourselves on one of the two very bottom car decks which makes getting in and out a bit of a challenge. Thanks to the skilled staff providing expert direction we were soon parked and on our way to our cabin.
We had a couple of drinks and then settled into the cabin to
eat our BYO dinner and watch a movie on the laptop. The forecast looked like it
could be a rough night, but it didn’t turn out that way at all. We both slept
quite well and were ready to disembark in Devonport, well rested and keen for
the next leg of our journey.
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