Who'll stop the rain...

Greetings from not so lovely Ballarat! After a damp and windy night in the Grampians we have booked a room at a motel in Ballarat in order to dry out and make preparations for flying to Thailand this Sunday. The weather today is miserable and we just couldn't be bothered setting up camp in the wet. As it stands everything is pretty wet already so we have to do some washing and drying (especially the van annex)so that things don't get all manky whilst we're in Thailand for a fortnight. Lulu is still performing admirably considering the burden we've graced her with. Apart from the weather, the Grampians showcased some pretty country. Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to get the fly rods out so the fish tally still stands at zero. We did manage to see our first wild emus and lots of roos, one almost as big as Lulu who was in no hurry to get out of our way. We followed him up the road for 50 yards until he decided we could pass. After de-camping this morning we stopped to take a stroll to MacKenzie Falls. Not bad but not as spectacular as some of the tourists seemed to think. Guess we get a little spoiled in Tassie in that regard. Of course it rained the whole walk so as well as wet camping gear we were able to add wet campers to Lulu's list of contents. Yes we had rain coats but they only cover so much and mine has one of those hoods that's great if you like looking at the ground and not seeing anything around you! So the road trip is I guess put on hold for the next 2 weeks whilst we go and enjoy Thailand which apart from the job interview side of things we're very much looking forward to. Lulu will hopefully be able to stay with one of Ruth's rellies for the duration of our trip. We will try to update the blog from Thailand to let you all know what we're up to. That's all for now!

Bronson

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