Up an hour before betimes because 'daylight savings' started at 2.00 am so we had to check out an hour earlier. In fact, we checked out at 8.30 - 90 minutes before we had to so we could have slept in after all.
We set off from Shep in search of somewhere to have a light breakfast but it soon became apparent that the "Providore Scene" has not yet reached Shep so we headed towards Bendigo hoping to find a Milk Bar. (International readers may find this link helpful:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_bar)
As luck would have it, as we approached the town of Stanhope we saw a sign which proclaimed that on this very day the town was hosting its third annual "Food &Wine Festival". So, with spirits lifted, we parked the Tadpole and approached the town centre.
(See:https://www.stanhopevic.org.au/projects)
Unfortunately for us, we had arrived at Stanhope at 10.00 am but the advertised Food & Wine extravaganza was not due to commence until 11.00 am!
After paying a gold coin donation in order gain entry to the local bakery so we could get some breakfast, we headed to Bendigo but not before stopping to "appreciate" the "Montevideo Maru Tragedy of 1942
Bendigo has a population of 103,818 making it Australia's 19th-largest city by population. Bendigo is the fourth-largest inland city in Australia and the fourth-most populous city in Victoria. But these facts obscure the rich history of this city which was founded on the "gold rush" of the 1850's - which it's architecture more than adequately demonstrates.
At a firm called "Ultra Aesthetics" one may (for a price) obtain each of the listed services.
A "traditional" Milk Bar and ProvidoreWhen the Prop commenced legal practice in the late 1970's the names of nearly all legal firms consisted of the names of the partners. For example. the firm by which the Prop was first employed was known as "Page, Seager, Bethune, Thompson & Gray"
Latterly, things have changed, as illustrated by the signs in the Bendigo CBD.
Like Melbourne, Bendigo still has an operating tramway system.
Having explored the centre of Bendigo we repaired to the curiously but aptly named 'Tasman Caravan Park' for another night in the Tadpole - but not before a quick trip to the Bendigo Botanical Gardens'.
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