Bendigo to Ballarat 3-4 Dec Ballarat was our next point of call, and is probably the big tourist area for the goldfields and Australian history.As we pulled into town we found the main information centre located at the Eureka Stokade memorial centre.This is the location where in 1854 the diggers on the goldfield stood up to the apparent injustices of the colonial police (at that time the Australian states were still colonies of Great Britain and Australia...

Hay to Bendigo Via Echuca:1-2 Dec The first days of the Australian summer greeted us as we left Hay en route for Bendigo in a southerly direction.It was surprisigly cold for summer with no signs of improving.At least it was not raining which was a good sign as this was the start of the section where we would be camping.As much fun as camping can be, it is not fun if you have to do it for weeks on end and it continues to rain. Before we arrived in Bendig...