After our long day yesterday we all enjoyed a late start with pancakes and bacon & eggs for breakfast.

By the time we left Happy Jacks Reserve at 11am the road was very busy with trucks going by. We headed southwards to Castlemaine and Daylesford.

Daylesford is such a lovely little town we decided to find a park for our RV’s and set off to explore the Main Street. First stop was the visitors centre then we wandered along one side of the street and down the other. What an eclectic lot of shops. We found a fabulous bookshop and a shop full of all sorts of memorabilia. Daylesford Bakery smelt good so we chose there for some lunch. I had a pie and it was really good. I can’t remember the last time I had a pie!

Continuing our journey and we arrived in Ballarat around 2.30pm and checked in to the NRMA park. It’s just around the corner from Sovereign Hill. As we were staying for 3 days we fully set up camp. Awning out and tied down, mat out, chairs and table out etc.

Riley and Ben stayed at camp while the rest of us went for a drive around the city to orient ourselves. We drove all the way around Lake Wendouree and discovered prime real estate with expensive houses overlooking the lake. We did have to stop at one point to let a pair of black swans cross the road. We called at Bakers Delight and Woolies for some groceries then drove back to camp where we found the boys.

The kids spent a good hour jumping on the huge jumping pillow which is located directly behind our camp. At dusk a staff member came around to ask the children to get off as it was closing. There are no lights around the pillow so it would be quite dangerous for the kids to use it after dusk.

We had a BBQ with sausages and rissoles for dinner cooked on Katie’s Weber accompanied by potato bake and salad.

It started to rain after dinner so we moved the boys swags under our awning to keep them dry. Everyone retired pretty early as it was very chilly outside. What happened to Autumn? It was full on Winter in Ballarat!