Tuesday, 25th July.
It rained last night and again this morning, but only a light shower and the sun had appeared when we left Ballarat for a day of driving. We travelled west along the Western Highway, passing by fields of green and not so green, the Grampians in the distance, a large koala, cattle and sheep grazing and lazing in the sunshine and were passed by several large trucks, one transporting a large tractor, and amused ourselves by checking out the fluctuating temperature gauge on the dashboard and by photographing clouds. The outside temperature soared to 17 degrees in a very short time and combined with the sunshine, blue sky and mostly good road, it all made for a pleasant day's driving.
We stopped in Stawell and bought a pie and pasty from Chris and Di's Bakery, our next stop was at a large rest area near Kaniva for a break before crossing the border into South Australia. About 20kms from the border we reached our overnight stop in Bordertown just as the Overland train passed through the town.
Before dinner, we strolled to the pub for 'a quiet one', on the way admiring an interesting clock and a mural and passing the early childhood home of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, which is up for sale.
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