New Years Eve. We had only driven for 10 mins and we were into
the rain. Back through Victoria and across the 59.4km’s of
wetlands/floodplains. A number of bridges (total length 12.2km’s)
joining islands across the wetlands. Visibility was poor with the
rain but at least today is cooler than yesterday. We thought we may
try to stay close to town to enjoy fireworks but was not to be.
We found a lovely
area on the river to the west of Villa Maria but we just could not
close our eyes to the amount of rubbish everywhere. Tried a little
closer to town and settled in for a late lunch (4pm) Had some snags
frying with some spuds when a cyclist stopped by. John chatted to him.
Although this track was safe enough in day time for cycling and
running seemingly at night it becomes a drug sellers haven. So after a quicker
than wanted lunch, we moved on.
Out of town on yellow then turned onto a muddy road for 14km’s to river. Road was not too bad under a couple of inches of slush was a firm base. However we did see the mess made by a vehicle which had ended up in the drain.
John found us
a lovely well frequented spot by the river. It was a little slippery
getting up the bank to it!! We tucked in under the trees and tried
hard to ignore the rubbish, including used condoms! I guess the rubbish is
better here than in the river!!
We watched the milk tanker drive past, which is the reason that these roads are well made, the milk has to get out!
We had nibbles
sitting on the bed with our wine just to be different.Watched the last of Les Miserables and crashed before the year was out. 400km’s