Northward Bound

We hooked up the Bushtracker and headed north avoiding major highways preferring the B and C grade roads. Mostly these are good quality but there were several narrow bridges over creeks and drains. Some of the bridges date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. They are made from the local basalt rock found in the Wimmera and Grampians. There is very little traffic on these roads and we enjoy the changing scenery.

While we passed through many small villages there were no open shops or service stations. Many houses and shops are empty. We stopped for lunch in St Arnaud which was the first town we came to with operating businesses. There is one caravan park here and we decided to stay the night. An unexpected facility in the park was the dog wash - it cost $8 to wash each dog in warm water with shampoo and conditioner, neither of which they appreciated!

The MG in the photo stopped next to us and I spoke with the couple travelling in this rig. They also have a cat travelling with them  - it sits behind the driver and doesn't appear to be restained. Our cats get to travel in a dog crate and so far they have not complained once.

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