Tuesday 19^th June

Today we farewelled Hay and pointed our compass toward Balranald, where we had been told about a good camping spot.  The people on the road whom you meet are all very willing to share all kinds of information, such as the cheapest diesel in the direction we are headed to places to eat and stay.  After looking at the spot we felt it was a bit isolated and would not offer anything much to see and do for the rest of the day.  There were numerous cotton bales surrounded in yellow coats all in very neat rows in quite a few paddocks along the road.

We took our lunch break in Balranald, took a photo or two of these frogs sawing a large river red gum and noticed other spots in town that the frog must be their adopted mascot.  I was amused to see a “house in motion”.  This home was being moved a few blocks away and came complete with venetian blinds.  The men doing the job said it would only take them 2 days to remove and re-locate it.

We use what is known as “The Bible” for camping/caravanning Camp’s 6 book, and we found a spot named Lake Benanee, which offered large turning areas, a lakefront vista and looked suitable for an overnight stay.  Before long another 6 or so vans joined us, so we met most of the other folk (the ones closest to us from Canberra!!) and enjoyed both the sunrise, the starlit sky and the beautiful sunrise this morning.

On then to Mildura where we needed to buy some THORN RESISTANT bicycle tubes as we are now up to about 6 punctures between us and purchased a new microwave as the other one is kaput. All that completed and we are now in a caravan park for the next 3 nights to allow us to take our time here and see what the place has in store.