Goulburn to home

As we departed Goulburn, we passed the giant Ram marking the gateway to the city.

Our drive to Gundagai was uneventful but at least the day was fine and warmer than the day before. We stayed at a very nice caravan park and actually sat out in the sun as it was quite warm. We toured the town and visited the “Dog on the tuckerbox” statue referred to in the song “The road to Gundagai” written by Jack O’Hagen.

We only stayed one night and were off the following day to Albury/Wodonga where we camped on the shores of Lake Hume. Magnificent camping spot with loads of wildlife.

We first visited Albury which is in New South Wales and then travelled the few kilometres down the road to Wodonga which is in Victoria.

Our next stop was Benalla where we travelled to Wangaratta to see where a distant relative lived many years ago and found his gravesite, which just happened to be close to Brown Brothers winery so in need of some refreshment we called in. Leaving with the car slightly heavier, we travelled through Glenrowan, where  Ned Kelly had his final shootout with police.

The next day we visited some distant relatives of mine in Benalla before heading off to Kiabram to see some friends I hadn’t seen for over 25 years, John and Janice Hosking. John was a Venturer Leader in Werribee, Victora who I met in 1977. He joined the ministry and was a Uniting Church minister in Tasmania for some years before being transferred to Kiabram. We parked the caravan on their front lawn and spent a very pleasant evening with them.

It was then off to Melbourne where we spent the last two nights with friends before boarding the ferry. Photo of Port Melbourne taken whilst waiting to board the ferry.

The following morning we were first off the boat at 6.30am and after stopping for breakfast at Campbelltown, we were home by 10.30am. The next few days have been spent emptying and cleaning the caravan and catching up with a few urgent jobs. A magnificent journey and great experience but glad to be home.