Uncle Toby's

Dear Family and Friends

Following our overnight stay at Porpunkah we made our way to Wangaratta before going on to Rutherglen, where we intended to buy a pie for lunch. We had seen an add on T V for award winning Parker Pies at a local bakery. They were not as good as we anticipated. The pastry was very thin but nice and plenty of mince but a bit too rich for me. Give me a good Patties pie anyday. We had a bit of a walk around town before heading off. We crossed over the Murray to go to Corowa but decided to come back into Vic to follow the Murray. We went through a little town called Wahgunyah where we discovered was the home of Uncle Toby's Wheat Bix. Wahgunyah was a small but attractive country town with some lovely old houses.The whole time we were there we could smell Wheat Bix when you put hot milk on them on a cold winters morning. It actually became a bit sickening after a while although I'm sure the locals are used to it and don't even notice it.

That night we picked a spot to stop for the night called Pioneer bridges and it required us to take a dirt road and follow it for 5 or 6 klms. there were a few options of turning left or right and eventually we found a spot that was secluded and settles down for the night. This spot was the first spot that we both agreed that we will NEVER come back to. Car and van both needed a good wash after that little cross country diversion,

We are on our way to Sheparton to get work done on the car which wasn't done properly and wasn't done at all. This time we are looking to have it serviced at the Ssangyung dealer. We are booked in for Thursday morning. In the mean time Cobram was our next stop. We found a free spot at Scotts Beach which is a spot on the Murray very close to Cobram. You can stop here for up to 14 days. We were thinking of going back there once the car is done and staying over the long weekend. The grass was a bit long in places but there was a clean toilet block.

Tonight we are settled into the Lake Victoria Caraven Park, washing is all up to date. The weather is mild and the Temp tomorrow is predicted to be 14 to 27 degrees, so it will be another pleasant day.

Once again I am amazed at who you meet and how paths can be crossed. There are some people parked behind us with an Evernew van, like ours, and beside them is another van called a Trackmaster. While I was getting washing done, Ken wandered over to have a chat. We had seen a Trackmaster van when we had a look around Cobram Caravan Sales yard. They, Pam and Ray, had WA plates on their van and lo and behold he tells Ken they live in Warwick (which is where we first lived when we moved to WA) AND it turns out we lived in the same st, Ackworth Cres. We lived about five houses in from one entry and they live about 5 houses in on the other entry of Ackworth Cres. We knew many of the same neighbours. Small world. The local Primary School where the boys went to for a couple of years has disappeared and is now a housing estate.

That's it for now.