Gismo Queen and her King

Day 60 - Lake Hume to Yarrawonga

Although we have had quite a few sub zero nighttime temperatures to date, this was our first true frost - because there was moisture in the air. There was a thick layer of ice on the car and caravan this morning. It was actually quite beautiful. There was also a bit of fog over the lake so I rugged up and wandered down to the water's edge to take some photos. Nature at it's best.
So we certainly didn't hurry over pack up this morning which meant it was well after 11am before we were on the road. We took the scenic route to Albury, including past the Ettamogah Pub. It's currently closed but undergoing some renovations so hopefully will be open soon.
After passing through Albury and Wodonga, we headed for Rutherglen, where we spent a very pleasant afternoon in glorious sunshine. Our first stop was lunch at Parker's Pies. We discovered this award winning pie bakery about 12 years ago when I was staying up here one summer with friends and apart from doing the wineries, Greg and I also enjoyed their pies. So we again enjoyed pies for lunch and stocked up the freezer with a few to-go. A lovely walk through the main street, where Greg also bought his port barrel several years ago. We then headed out to one of my favourite wineries. Not one of the pretentious or fancy wineries, but a good old fashioned, family business. So much so that they have a sign inside that says "we are so committed to providing old fashioned customer service that we don't offer fancy buildings, bottles or bullshit". I couldn't agree more. I stocked up on wine which the gentleman graciously carried out to the caravan for me.

We eventually headed further west on the Murray Valley Highway after deciding Yarrawonga would be a pleasant spot for our last night. Given we are only 189 kilometres from home, this will be our last night on the road. This wonderful journey has to come to an end and even though we still have a few days up our sleeve, when the thought of home gets into your head, it's probably better to bite the bullet and just do it. Besides, we are very anxious to see our dear puppy dog.

Tonight's camp site was all set up in time for afternoon tea, which we enjoyed on the banks of the Murray River in the sunshine, with pelicans and kookaburras for company - the latter being very friendly and less than a metre from our feet.
A little later, the sun set over the river in front of us, and on our amazing trip.

May we be blessed with 189 more kilometres of safe travels and an affectionate welcome by our fur kids. It is with mixed emotions that we set for home.

posted by Tracey @ 9:27 pm