So far our plans for the day and where to drive next have mainly been given in by the weather forecast. This morning I found out that for the upcoming week there would be a lot of rain on mostly the entire east coast. Weather land inwards seemed more appealing, so I checked for a route towards Melbourne more land inwards, and about half way I found a nice camping spot next to a river.
When I started to make breakfast, I heard something in the bushes behind me, when I looked I saw a tail behind the tree. I carefully went to check it out and saw a huge lizard that was climbing the tree, later on it climbed even higher. Impressive creature and nice camouflage.
Maps.me had another nice route for the first half of the trip. We cut through the mountains, then a large stretch of forest, followed by highlands and then nice rolling hills. At some point we where so remote that there was no radio reception. For fun I switched to AM and found 1 radio station, until that also ran out.
We had coffee and tea at a small town established in the 1830s with 530 souls. It really gave this wild west/frontier vibe.
The second stretch was on a highway and the last 25 km on a local road. The camp site seemed nice and we found a nice spot under a big eucalyptus with view to the river. Depending on where you entered it was a gradual entry or you where shoulder deep in 4 steps. Ideal for a quick refresh.
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