Another hard day of driving - the Law adventure continues

450km day... Beaconsfield to Mount Gambier via Geelong and Hamilton

Another HUGE day of driving today. After fond farewells with the Williamson family and a mad dash pack up of our things and shoving it all into the KIA we were on the road again. We beat our 9:30am departure time by two minutes (believe in the miracle Roh and it WILL come true!!!)

From Beaconsfield we began our journey of hours and hours with Mount Gambier our ultimate destination. First stop though was the home of the Geelong Cats and the Cat shop for some souvenirs to show our loyalty. The stadium where these boys play so well is getting a serious upgrade. It will be an amazing place to visit once it is done.

From Geelong we left the Princes Highway and headed along the B140 for a mammoth stretch. Fuelled up and well fed it was a great day for a drive. The weather was ideal, perfect blue sky, nice Spring sunshine, perfection...

Then we hit Hamilton. The heavens opened and the rain bucketed down upon us. It was unbelievable to see the change. I want to thank the lovely guy in the caravan (the only other vehicle heading our way on the road, or so it seemed). This guy pulled over into the passing lane at the first opportunity and slowed a little to give me the best chance to fly past). I don't want to thank all the trucks that came the other way, especially the half of a house 'wide load' that we came across... Cheers though to the policeman in front of that load who waved me off so the truck could get by. You don't argue with a suggestion like that.

The crossing back into South Australia was a bit dampened, the rain keeping us car bound, not willing to pull over for a selfie with Tom Danger...

Finally we made it into Mount Gambier a bit before 5pm with an awesome spaghetti with meat sauce for tea (thank you my darling girl) and a splash of Shiraz to wash it down.

Looking forward to the family thrills that our latest destination has in store. I have already learnt that the Mount Gambier library has been awarded number one country library in the world (or something like that) and it appears in every single touristy pamphlet and brochure that gets given out. We have much to learn when it comes to promotion it seems. Bring on the caves, the sink hole, the Lady Nelson and of course the amazing Mount Gambier Library. We are looking forward to it all!!