For the second day in a row, it was raining when we awoke and the forecast was for isolated showers in the morning and then clearing to a fine day.
With our friends seated in the motor home, we headed off just before 9.00am for a leisurely day looking around Ballarat. First stop was in the Ballarat CBD at the Beechworth Bakery for morning tea. We then headed to the local botanical gardens where we visited a flower show before lunching adjacent to the local lake. The local lake is actually very large and is the home of many sailing and rowing clubs. Unfortunately the lake is totally dry (and has been you the past three or so years) and it was amazing to see numerous boat sheds sitting above dry land. It must be very disappointing for the locals After lunch we walked to a POW memorial before driving back into central Ballarat where we did a very quick shop at Coles. After a quick visit to the Eureka Centre, we returned to the caravan park just after 4.00pm for happy hour.
We had a BBQ for tea and then settled down to watch “Packed to the Rafters” on television.
Since we have arrived in Victoria, the temperature has been very kind to us with cool nights and once again, we had a very comfortable night.