Day 6: Ballarat-Sovereign Hill Today we planned a full day at Sovereign Hill, and that's exactly what we did! We heard rain last night and there was a drizzle when I was coming back from a shower in the morning but it cleared to a perfect day. Darren and I last visited Sovereign Hill about 15 years ago and remember it being ridiculously cold, so we rugged up in preparation for today. But were pleasantly surprised. It was cool but not as expected. We were at...

Day 5: Moama to Ballarat Well today we were packed and on the road by 9.30am where we made a bee-line for Ballarat. We arrived at Big4 Ballarat Goldfields Holiday Park by 1pm. Darren and I enjoyed the scenery on the way down, after being in such flat country it was different to see undulating countryside again. The kids however did not share our enthusiasm! They did celebrate our entry into Victoria, this is the first time any of them have been in the state s...