Bendigo, Victoria

Tuesday March 7th, 2017 saw us heading North East towards Bendigo. We headed through Halls Gap before heading East towards Stawell. We took a meandering drive through a number of country roads and towns eventually ending up on the Southern side of Bendigo. We had a bit of excitement as our Tom Tom GPS decided that the caravan park we were headed for was actually the shopping centre. Luckily we were able to wind our way around and out of the car park without incident. My navigator may have lost a few years off her life span though! Eventually we found A-Line Holiday Park about 2.5Km South and on the other side of the road? Sometimes you need to really wonder about the value of a GPS.

A-Line Holiday Park is a Family Park and quite small. That being said it is one of the nicest we have come across. The sites are divided by native gardens and there is lots of lovely green grass in all the common areas. We got quite a large site which was a bit tight to get into but had lots of room for the caravan and car. The other huge plus for the park are the individual ensuites located behind each site. They were lovely and clean with our own individual key. I'll give 4.5 stars! Price was consistent with a normal powered site so good value especially if you are a Family Parks member. We will definitely look to stay here if we return to Bendigo some day.

Sandra did some laundry in the afternoon and we took a short drive downtown. Bendigo is quite a large rural city and was busy. We stopped at the visitor centre and a few shops before heading back to the caravan park. We enjoyed a nice meal on the electric BBQ adjacent to our site.

Wednesday morning we took a walk back to the shopping centre to get some exercise. It was about 5Km return walk along the highway. Luckily there was a sidewalk down the one side and quite a bit of shade. We had a bit of walk and explore around the shopping centre before returning to the caravan. The rest of the day was spent relaxing and catching up on cleaning/computer work. I enjoyed a swim in the park pool during the late afternoon. Lovely and clean although not quite as warm as the wood heated one at Halls Gap.

Thursday morning we did some grocery shopping in the morning. We again enjoyed a relaxing afternoon around the caravan. Caught up on a bit more cleaning and computer work but spent quite a bit of time sitting around talking/reading. There is a lot to be said for taking a couple of easy days once in a while. We had a swim in the afternoon as well although Sandra found it a bit cool and wasn't in the water for long. We utilized the Park BBQ again that night for our dinner.

All in all we really enjoyed our relaxing stay at A-Line Holiday Park in Bendigo. That being said we didn't really get out and explore any of the local attractions. Maybe another time although we both found Bendigo a bit on the busy side.