Next day (8 March), we drove the 400km to Bendigo - apart from flights, the longest leg of our journey. We quickly left the vineyards of the Mildura (Sunraysia) Region and travelled through the wheat country of Victoria. The harvest was finished so all we could see was golden brown stubble, with a few green trees, for as far as the eye could see. It was very flat country and very dry.  For most of the journey on the Calder Highway, we drove alongside the rail...

The next day, we went for another walk along the river front at Renmark and then drove to Mildura in Victoria. On arrival, we discovered that we'd forgotten a backpack so Robert drove all the way back to Renmark - a 300km round trip!  Meanwhile, Margaret wandered around Mildura which is a large town on the border of Victoria and New South Wales. It's laid out on a grid system with very wide streets - similar to Renmark. Mildura is also on the banks of ...