Day 8 or the Trip Home

Pictures Day 8 or the Trip Home
Funny about that sleep thing, another poor night, fitful sleep and woke too early when I did get to sleep.
Finally emerged at 5.30AM, dressed and staggered up to the kitchen Hilary was there already so an earlier than planned start looked good.
The promised snow from 3.00Am hadn't materialised, however the rain had.
Breakfast done, the cars packed we headed off down the hill.
Slow trip in the rain and with all the bends, to Mount Beauty.
After that quicker though my in car navigation really had the irrits today.
You'd think it would take you back the way you came, but no, we appeared to hoot all around the countryside, passing through places that I'd never heard of much less visit.
It finally settled on the Murray Valley Highway, until it speared off the highway taking what turned out to be the hypotenuse of the triangle.
It was not until I got to Ouyen that I really felt confident we were really heading to Adelaide.
It was a long trip, with stops in Swan Hill for coffee (ordinary and too hot) and a variety of wee stops, the last  at Loomaroo.
I should mention we fuelled up at Ouyen and I had the dubious pleasure of a famous Ouyen Vanilla Slice. It was pretty good though the pink icing had glued itself to the Gladwrap making delicate eating impossible, especially driving!
Finally it was down the freeway and back to civilisation as we know it.
Peak hour. Bugger.
Thanks to ARPA, the walk leaders and Chris Bushell in particualr for a great week of walking.
As some once said "I'll be back!"