I made our morning cups of tea, but we both left then too long and they had gone cold. With cold cups in a cool caravan, we need to drink our tea sooner than we do at home. Bluey enjoyed a small drink of tea.
After putting last minute things away, we drove to Wangaratta, planning to have brunch at The Railyard cafe. Parking was an issue as surrounding streets mostly have angle parking, and a lot of roadworks were happening as part of the inland rail project. We spotted a bus stop with a sign stating it was not in use, so squeezed under an overhanging plane tree. Two police officers were having a break at the cafe, and we enjoyed our coffees and food.
The water tower art was close by – note the mobile phone equipment and antennas on top. The historic railway water tower provided an interesting contrast. The railway station buildings are in excellent condition, still with slate roofs.
We had two refuelling stops – the first to fill the Toyota and the second to top up the Bushtracker diesel heater tank. We can’t do these at the same time as the heater tank is too far from the fuel cap and on the opposite side.
Our rest stop was at the Lake Nillahcootie Picnic Area on the Midland Hwy. There was no one near us, so I let Bluey off his lead to have a run. Very little water was going over the spillway.
We are on an unpowered site at Mansfield as the caravan parks were almost booked out when we rang weeks ago. Lots of people will have a four day break with ANZAC Day falling on a Thursday. The area attracts bike riders, and is close to the snow fields in winter. After positioning the Bushtracker on our tent site, we went to town for some essentials. This gate mural is very clever.
A nearby gallery had these newspaper artworks on display in the window.
Around the corner, a new Italian cafe had this clever mural painted on the front wall. While sitting at the cafe, customers can enjoy the mural of an eastern spinebill on another building.
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