About 8km out of Corowa we came across the Victorian town of
Rutherglen. It looked beautiful and
quaint so we were naturally bummed that we hadn’t come out and explored it the
day before. Oh well we will just have to
remember it for the next trip. As we
were driving through town we saw a sign with a quote we thought was quite
funny, so of course we wanted to get a picture of it to share. Jason parked as soon as we could find one
that could fit the van and as Kayla was asleep I quickly ducked out to grab the
picture.
As I was walking back to take the picture I noticed a
caravan driving past and in true style I started to check out what they were
towing and the car they were towing with.
I suddenly noticed them pointing and waving and I realised it was one of
the friendly Queenslander couples from Dead River Bend. They then started beeping their car horn and
frantically waving, and then beeped again as they passed Jason who was about
200m up the road. Then of course the
other couple was just behind them and so they waved and beeped.
It gave us a good laugh and I quickly took the picture and
jumped back in the car. We didn’t think
we would be able to catch up with them considering we only do 90km an hour as
that is the best for our fuel economy, however we did. That is when we remembered that they only do
80km an hour due to being able to safely stop with the load they tow. If they had a UHF radio channel advertised on
the back of their van we would have called them up, however they didn’t. We were secretly crossing our fingers that
they were also moving onto Wodonga but they continued on the freeway whilst we
exited. I am sure they were heading to
another awesome free campsite.
I am sure every parent understands the “Are we there yet?”
question. Hamish loves this one, and
luckily today he only asked when we arrived in Wodonga, so we just told him we
were looking for the caravan park. So of
course what does he respond with…? “Yes, with a jumping pillow, playground and
bath”. Talk about knowing what he wants
and listing it to us to ensure we meet his every need. Luckily this park has all so we are awesome
parents!
As we were setting up a local came over and started chatting
to Jason. He is currently living in the
caravan park (obviously in his caravan) whilst having his new home built. Both he and his wife grew up in the area so
he gave us a list of things to do and see.
It was great but has now left us wondering if we need to have an extra
day here and take one off the drive home, who knows, we will make that call
tomorrow.
We headed straight out to Beechworth to check out the
original Beechworth Bakery and see the honey shop. The idea was that it would be a great stop
for lunch and then continue on to another town.
Oh no, this town had so much more on offer, including Ned Kelly history. So instead of stopping for lunch, a good
number of hours were spent there.
Ned Kelly country.
Hamish spent ages looking at the bee hive.
Main street.
Jason went through the old courthouse museum with Hamish whilst I browsed the streets (i.e. lolly shop). Hamish stood in the same dock as Ned Kelly, before deciding the Judges chair was better. He then started telling Jason where to go and what to do. The gentleman who ran the museum said he would make a good judge (read between the lines – bossy).
Hamish in the dock.
Then he upgraded to the judge.
I personally think this suits him the most!
Due to the time we then headed back to Wodonga as we needed to
get to the Jayco shop before it closed for a part for the antenna. Of course we just had to check out the bigger
vans but there weren’t any that catered for the kids. When in the parts area the gentleman told
Jason it was ‘risky business brining your wife in’. I thought that was a bit harsh, until I started
to browse and well I have found all these things to fit out the van, so now
totally understand what he was saying. The
best was a bin to attach to the cupboard and a fold out clothes line to attach
to the outside. They are just little
things that would make life easier when doing lots of packing up and moving
on. Of course I was good and left it all
there, but when we get home and have the tools to fix these items to the van I
think they will be good to get.
They didn’t have the part Jason was after so the attendant informed
us of another caravan shop just down the road.
So off we went and whilst Jason went in to enquire about the part Hamish
and I went browsing at the vans. Well I
am happy to report we have found the one we want. Hamish was very impressed and matter of
factly told me “I stay here and you go and talk to Daddy”. Mate if only it was that easy. So of course I headed out to find Jason to
show him our dream van. Instead I found
the sales guy so I picked up a brochure and he said there was a smaller one to
which I quickly informed him 'why go smaller'.
I mean seriously, if I am going to dream, I am going to dream big!
Anyway we managed to drag ourselves away but Hamish wasn’t
too happy. So I explained to him that in
order to tow that caravan we needed a bigger car. So he informed me he didn’t like our car and
we needed a bigger one. I said it wasn’t
that easy as you have to work out which one we wanted. He quickly replied ‘a blue one’ and gave me
the look as if to say ‘how hard be that decision Mum’. So now we had a little boy who couldn’t
understand why we just couldn’t go out and buy a new car and caravan. He then also tried tagging onto families and
couples who had bigger vans – nice try mate.
Next stop was to the shops to stock up on food and the best
bit being that I finally replaced my broken $1 wine glass. I thought I couldn’t beat my bargain green
wine glass, but I did, I got 4 for $3, so now we can have people over for
drinks (ha ha). The rest of the evening
was filled in with the normal dinner, bath, movie and bed. We so could continue doing this and not go
home.
Browsing the main street.
The old roadside assist cars, still working.
Hamish patting the local horse.
Beautiful little town.
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