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Tuesday 21st January - Molesworth to Lilydale

Another cool 13.8 and upto 27.3 today. Good weather for travelling. It was pretty cold last night and I had my electric blanket on the lowest setting for most of the night.

We left the Recreation Park after 11am. They have a late departure time here, so this allowed me an extra sleep in. A pleasant drive arriving at the Lilydale Pine Hill caravan Park just after 1pm. Driving to Lilydale we went through the Yarra Valley. Actually Lilydale is in the Yarra Valley and we're surrounded by vineyards.

This is a huge park here. Not cheap at $42.00 a night, but there are plenty of spots for caravans. There are also lots of cabins here. Clive always pulls to the side of the road where possible to let traffic pass. One stop was into some slushy dirt that managed to go all along my side of the car and also across the front side of the caravan. First thing in the van park was to wash the mud and clay from the van.

The car was going to be another challenge to clean. He went to a car wash, read the instructions - what little of them that there was and paid the $5.20 for 9 minutes and 10 seconds of time. Now what? No start button or anything, just the time above. He noticed where you paid it was scrolling through with another $5.20 so he paid again. Guess what - the time is now 18 minutes and 20 seconds. He heard a guy in next booth and asked him how to work it. The young guy said just select the button you want. Oh, so simple. So, a long power wash first to get rid of the mud and clay, then a good soapy wash. Rinse off and then a wax and then a final gently rinse. Presto - a nice clean polished car in just over 18 minutes. He's no longer a car wash virgin.




Leaving
Molesworth.


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The road
out.

Right
turn.


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Lovely
countryside.

Vines in the
Yarra Valley.


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Vines
everywhere.

Fresh
strawberries.


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A metal
eagle.

Site 98
for us.

Another
eagle.

An old
mining cart.


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An outdoor
gym in the park.

View from
the loo.


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