Melbourne - Ballarat. After stuffing the boot with the things we had accumated in Melbourne we hit the road! Yahoo! The rental car is very nice to drive and the motorway was empty thanks to the public holiday.
Once we were on our way, we thought of all the things that we wanted but had packed in the boot. One thing we hadn't packed was ski gear, which was definately required once we got to Ballarat and it's 17 degree, rain filled chilliness. So the trip took an hour, and driving around town trying to find somewhere to buy warm raincoats took another hour.
Sovereign Hill was great, if a little steep at $100 plus extra for the coach ride and candle dipping. But we watched a gold bar being poured (Bailey and Jamie got to hold it with great excitement), walked down into a mine (Sienna, not so keen), watch the confectionist make toffee drops, dipped our own candles, did old fashioned bowling, watched the red coats firing their muskets (very loud), and went on the Cob & Co coach ride. Sovereign Hill Lodge is a nice enough place and now it's time for bed!
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