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Renmark Round Trip – Do you want the chops as well?

Day 14 Thursday 16/5/2024 Horsham, warm 21

Making the most of the weather we both spend the day walking and I get a few sketches done down by the river. While we’re puddling about the Cardiology folk ring. Lucky we’re heading home tomorrow because it looks like they’ve got a porcine donor ready for Woody’s ticker valve.

Dinner? More soup and a few prawns.

Accom: $45.00

Wimmera River Horsham
Wotonga Basin, Horsham

Day 15 Friday 17/5/2024 Horsham to Melbourne, cold 4 – 15 hello winter!

We’re up and away at 7:15am as we want to slip through the ‘optimum traffic window’. The sun rises over the sheep and wheat stubble casting highlights on the crags of the Grampians (Gariwerd) Range. Having missed breakfast and now hanging for food we have a brief stop at Ararat to grab an egg and bacon roll. We really should spend some time in this town, instead of just stocking up before going elsewhere.

Back on the road the eastern skies blacken as we near the city. Eventually, utterly sick of traffic and trucks we peel off the West Gate Bridge and take Beach Road around the bay. When in doubt, just take the scenic route! As we pull into our street the rain starts.

We can be thankful for 2 weeks of warmth and no wind.

Before I finish this post I must mention the country’s tattiest Big Thing. You see it’s quite a thing in Australia to make large things that become tourist attractions. Think bulls on hillsides in Spain, but with a difference. The Big Mango in Bowen, The Big Banana in Coffs Harbour, The Big Prawn, there are two of those and most attractive they both are. Then, at Dadswells Bridge we have The Giant Koala and what can I say, other than he always has me in stitches.

Fuel: $60.01 Towing Kms: 351Kms

A quick windscreen shot of The Giant Koala

Summary

15 Days, 14 nights

Accom: $384.00

Fuel: $485.21

Towing Kms: 1964Kms

Renmark Round Trip (Map Source: WikiCamps)

Footnote: Woody has had his operation, and no he didn’t get any pork chops. Just a pig’s heart valve and a pacemaker and boy, is he itching for hitching.

21 thoughts on “Renmark Round Trip – Do you want the chops as well?”

  1. I wondered what a Porcine donor was that you mentioned at the beginning of your post. But all came clear at the end. So pleased Woody is now raring to go. I chuckled at that koala too. Yes so many “big things” to watch for when travelling

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  9. I agree. He always has me in stitches too, that koala is bloody ugly! But still, somehow it’s a bit iconic. Glad to hear all will be ticking well with Woody

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