Talbot Street Stop Over Ballarat
514 Talbot Street South Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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Butterfly bonanza
Had our first rain yesterday. The gardens were very thankful. Andy went out for an hour in the morning to take the children to the library and buy Noah some school shoes. They returned 3 hours later. I spent the entire time they were out sewing and catching up on the Archers. Bryan finished his book and drifted around. Andy came back exhausted, having climbed the hill pushing the buggy with Noah standing on the back, carrying ...
Sunny Sovereigns
... with petticoats underneath; suffice to say they did look a little red in the cheeks.
The centre of Sovereign Hill is taken up by a small stream of sorts where you can have a go at panning for gold. Apparently this stream runs down from the mountains and there is potential for actual gold still to be found there; although your chance is like one in a million. Still we thought we’d better have a go just in case... it was harder than it ...
Happy Anniversary Folks
... and pinched some leftovers from Cully's big breakfast meal. Then it was time to head off and catch up with the Reid’s at the 'Show and Shine’. There was a little bit of rain on and off and before we knew it was time to say goodbye to our friends with another promise to catch up with them when their new caravan is ready and they head ...
There`s gold in them there hills
... of the 1956 olympics. Speaking of olympics our campsite was next to an olympic outdoor swimming pool. I felt like I was in a proper Aussie soap when I did my 10 lengths!
We only stopped for a night but Ballarat was great. The town itself looked like it was from the Wild West and had so much interesting history, quite a contrast to the other places that we had ...
Directions were lousy but we made it to Ballarat!
... amp; Ladders game on the ground outside - that should be fun. We'll upload pictures later from the local McDonald's which is evidently a free hotspot. I'll buy a drink or something - McDonald's food is not my favourtie.
Tonight we went out for pizza for dinner and the waitress was from Canada. This was kind of neat as she was returning for a visit this summer (their's not ours). We left her a tip, which down here just seems ...


