Bendigo- Melbourne

I had a great night catching up with Ellie and Adam, and even managed an almost early night. It was a bit miserable this morning, trying to rain. We packed up, since they were changing carvan parks, and headed down the road to their new 'home'. After a while I had to leave, so I said goodbye and hit the road again.
The road between Bendigo and Melbourne must have hundreds of thousands of dollars of fencing along the road. The idea is to stop the wildlife getting on the road, and in the way of traffic, saving lives and money, but it seems a bit extreme to me. I guess they do have much bigger roos to worry about here though. And apparently much more intelligent wildlife. They have signs everywhere saying 'help for wildlife call....' our roos down home can't read, much less use a phone!
I drove past Hanging Rock on the way down, as in Picnic At Hanging Rock. It does look rather impressive driving past! I didn't get any photos though, since I was almost past by the time I realised what it was.
Once I got back to Melbourne, I headed straight to Talbot, the rehab center, to go see Louise (Lauren's sister). She is in the rocess of trying to order her own wheelchair, so I went to see her so se could try my chair, and to have a chat about the options. She looked really good in my chair-tall and stable. And I felt very disabled in the truck of a chair she's currently using!
After catching up with Louise, I headed to one of my favourite cafes in Middle Park (St Kilda) to meet up with Ella. We got there just as Hot Honey was closing, so we grabbed a piece of their amazing raspberry and ricotta cake, and went down to the Victorian Wine center, which is also a great place to eat (and drink I guess).
Then it was time to head to Des's, where I'm staying for the next couple of days. We've been watching the swans slaughter the pies...
Time for bed before I pass out on the sofa...

Driving into Melbourne