Day 1

Grand parenting duties ended at 2.45pm and we put on our not-so-grey nomad gear and were on the road by 3.40. 

The first hour or so was spent on the M1 parking lot along with everyone else trying to flee the city but the last couple of hours went pretty smoothly. 

We reached Thompson Bridge Camp, a lovely little free camp just outside of Walhalla, at around  6.50  so not too shabby.

Managed to top up with fuel in Moe – 20c/l cheaper than we paid in Melb so, so far so good.

It’s a little. rowdy out there with lots of camp fire conversations but so nice to be back in the bush.

Our camping buddies had a great spot picked out and had managed to fend off hot competition. By the time we arrived  the camp fire was raging.

Day 2

Awoke to the bush roosters’ (kookaburras) morning call round 5.30 warm and toasty despite the fog and mist outside.

Set off after a (very) leisurely breakfast- after navigating the 300 point turn to get our camper out of the narrow camp spot  we’d driven in to so easily- will definitely be parking with easy exit in mind tonight.

Drove on to Dargo. Windy and steep- our car definitely felt the weight of the camper. After checking out a couple of camp spots we arrived at Italian Flats camp site. Quite a few people here but spaced out well and pretty peaceful.

Had light misty rain for most of the afternoon which we filled with a few raucous games of monopoly Deal.

Now full of hearty pasta dinner and tucked up in camper snug as bugs.