Day 90: The earth is flat

Flat as a pancake out here. The drive to Shepparton passes through some of the flattest land I have ever come across. You can see for miles off into the (very flat) distance and it just keeps on going. The road was pretty flat too, and really quite straight most of the time, so the drive was not particularly difficult, just long.

The rain was out and about from around 5.15am and it kept coming all the way into Shepparton. In fact, it positively poured in buckets from the sky as we pulled into our drive-through spot for the night. The good thing about all of this though, is that those pesky locusts were grounded and so the car and van are actually cleaner than when we set out, rather than splotched with locust innards. The rain seems to have gone away now, so we hope to have a clear run into Melbourne tomorrow.

Duncan and the boys went out for a little stroll in the park when the rain stopped and Andrew came rushing back to tell me about all the garden gnomes that someone has in their garden. The house belongs to one of the permanents of the Park. He had good reason to be excited:

And that is just this side of the house!

So, tomorrow, all being well, we will be in Melbourne. We are heading for Frankson and will be hanging around those parts for a while. Our caravan has to have it's first service and it has been booked in. We have a few things planned in the meantime...