Gismo Queen and her King

On the road again - 2025 caravan trip. Days 0 and 1 - Bangor to Devonport, then Geelong to Bordertown

After postponing our planned trip earlier in the year, we finally hit the road again yesterday. Housesitters in place, arrangements made, leave booked, travelling companions lined up - so we were ready to head off. I was a little anxious as the drive to Devonport would be the biggest drive I had done in the new Ford F-150 towing the newish caravan and it was all still quite different but the car handled well and we arrived early into Devonport so pulled over for afternoon tea before checking in.

It was with great pleasure that I had heard I was getting an upgrade (it's all about who you know) so we boarded and headed up to our deluxe suite which was very comfortable, and sipped our free wine and headed down to dinner with our free vouchers. All while soaking up the comfort of a very calm Bass Strait with this stunning sunset.

Having the best sleep on board we have had for many years, we woke early this morning and were off the ship by 6:38am. Avoiding roadworks and enjoying quiet roads on an early Sunday morning, we headed up the Ballarat Road for a flat spot to stop for breakfast. Fortified, we continued up the road to Beaufort, where we met up with Neill and Jude. Lovely catch ups with the anticipation of a great little trip to come, we hit the road. Petrol and elevenses in Ararat, lunch at Wail, past the Pink Lake. It had been really hot (34C) but we could see the grey clouds as we drove west and sure enough, by the time we got to Bordertown, it was raining and the temperature had dropped to 17C! We are camped at Poochers Swamp and had afternoon tea in our respective vans while it rained outside, and came together for a delicious curry dinner in Cafe Bushtracker.

posted by Tracey @ 9:44 pm