Day 25 - Heading back home

We spent the morning wandering around Nagambie and stopped for cappuccinos at the Nagambie Rowing Club.  We left Nagambie at 1.30pm with overcast skys threatening rain.  After all the amazing weather we had during our holiday, the heavens opened and we go a bit wet heading to the Spirit.  It's all good, it's only water.

The Water Tower in Nagambie.

We could see the rowing mural from across the lake at Nagambie.

So we went for coffees and a closer look at the mural.

It's a tribute to the rowing history.

 

As we were sitting enjoying our coffees this rowing scull went past.

Nagambie is the home of Black Caviar.

She ran 25 wins from 25 starts.

The three guitars that Steve has made.

The photo doesn't do them justice.

Bye guys.  So lovely to catch up.

Beware of the potholes.

It rained on and off until we go to the Spirit in Geelong.

Keep going straight.

Advertising for a new subdivision.

Sculptures on the way to Geelong.

On the right track to the Spirit of Tasmania.

We had to stop for the train to go past.

Found it.

Queuing to get on the Spirit of Tasmania.

Some of the motorbikes getting on too.

A nice drop of Frenchman's Cap Shiraz.

Sunny in Tasmania when we were disembarking.

Nearly home.

It was so cold with a frost on the back road.

Very cold - about 2oC

The frost had melted in the sunshine, but still cold in the shadows.

We stopped at Burt Munros for breakfast.

It was so amazing.

We didn't need to eat again until dinner time.

Day 24 - Through Bendigo to Nagambie

We had a quick breakfast in our room in Bendigo, as we were meeting Steve and Sandy in Heathcote at Gaffney's Bakery for morning tea.  It's my favourite place in the whole world.  I have a lot of favourite places, but this one is awesome.  The sky was grey and overcast when we left Bendigo, but the sun shone at Heathcote.

Fueling up.

We went past the Central Deborah Gold Mine in Bendigo.

Past Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Past the War Memorial and fountain in Bendigo.

We had to stop at the traffic lights so I got a good photo of Alexandra Fountain.

The Bendigo sign.  I wasn't quick enough to get a photo of this.

I took this photo the last time we were in Bendigo.

These flowers move.  They close up and then open up.

These people were standing underneath the flowers

watching them open and close.

The Bendigo Justice Service Building? (I think)

The Conservatory in Bendigo.

They always have lovely flowers in the gardens.

Only 41kms to Heathcote.

Not a lot of traffic.

Welcome to Heathcote.

The Commercial Bank of Australia

now a cafe.

Gaffney's Bakery.  It was so Busy.

We stopped for capppuccino's.

Steve and Sandy in their little red mini.

 Follow that car!!

On our way to Nagambie.

Over the bridge past Chinaman's Bridge built in 1891

over the Goulburn River.

Steve and Sandy's home.

We were watching the cockatoo in next doors garden.

He was a bit cheeky.

Butterfly in the front garden.

Amazing sunset at Nagambie.

We went for dinner at Thai by the Lake.

I took this photo the next day as it was too dark that night.

I had a lovely spicy prawn salad.