Making friends.

What a way to start the day, a nice cooked breakfast was just what we needed to get ourselves going.  Not to mention we are here for three nights so there was no great rush to get going first thing in the morning.  A lovely couple from down the Gold Coast was gave us all their grapes and fruit that they couldn’t take into SA.  The grapes were from a local farm where his mother (who was travelling with them) once worked as a grape picker when she was young.  They had taken her on the trip so she could catch up with some old friends. 

Once we did manage to get ourselves organised and in the car we headed off to Wentworth which is in NSW, yet only about a 15 minute drive way.  It is where the Darling and Murray River meet, so of course a major “must see” point in our trip.  It isn’t so obvious in our photos, but you can see the colour difference in the two rivers, and I just wonder if after winter it is more obvious with the melted snow water coming down the Murray.

Two rivers meeting.  The closest is the Darling.

 

Yep just like the picture.

 

Obviously though two rivers joining isn’t exactly the most exciting thing to see and there is only so long you can spend looking at it.  So we then headed off to the local club for lunch.  Jason just happen to be wearing his Bronco’s polo and I was wondering what these people kept stopping and talking to him about.  When he caught up he explained how they were congratulating him on what a great game it was last night!  It is a shame we couldn’t have watched it as it is one of the channels we couldn’t pick up with our aerial.  At least the Bronco’s won though!  I think Jason takes this Philp family footy tipping comp very seriously.

Next stop was some sand dunes and then onto the old Gaol to see what history the town had.  It was certainly quite interesting reading up on it all.  I certainly don't envy them as it was hot when we were there!

The old Goal.

 

The kids getting into the spirit and dressing up.

 

Hamish making the most of it.

 

Not a place I would like to find myself.

 

Finally we managed to keep him still.

Our visit to the gem cave was quite short and we didn’t get to do the maze as Hamish was asleep.  So it was just a walk in, do the little section on all the different gems, gaze at all the jewellery and leave.  Sorry family but if I am not getting anything then neither are you (ha ha).  It was all very tempting, but I am flat out wearing what I have already.

The afternoon was spent with Hamish playing with the kids from the big bus just down from us.  They are a lovely family with 4 kids from a dairy farm along the end of the Great Ocean Road.  You should see their bus that they have converted.  Whilst I didn’t go inside, I was so impressed with the outside that I could imagine how great it was inside.  

Hamish getting a lift around the park with his new friend.

It was a relatively new looking and they had left about 12 seats (so the kids could have their space when travelling – no arguments). Then there was the kitchen, bunks, the parent’s bed, a toilet and a shower/bath.  So I was impressed by what was inside, but outside under the bus was massive water tanks, a washer/dryer, all their push bikes, a quad motorbike and a massive flat screen TV.   Hamish loved playing with their children and their youngest was only 3 months older then Kayla.  Such well-behaved and mannered children who did not mind having a younger little one tag along and ask them a million questions.

They kindly invited us down to watch the football, which I was very excited about until I asked who was playing and realised it was two AFL teams (what was I expecting)!  No seriously it was fantastic sitting down and watching it with them and chatting about their travels and how they have gone about converting the bus.  Just such a great way to end a day, chatting with new friends and sitting under the stars watching the footy (be it the wrong code). 

Jason and Kayla hanging out.