Track Bob

Here you will be able to track Bob the Builder and the Shoalhaven Bash Team, as they work their way from Blacktown to Batemans Bay.

DAY 5: Mount Gambier to Warrnambool

After a great night put on by the Mt Gambier AH & S Group, the entertainment provided by Acoustic Juice was first class. So another day beckons, with Big Barron Fire Truck 1000 getting the privilege to start from the front to lead us off on the days trek through the amazing Grampians. Also on board was John Howard, not the politician but none other than Dr Frank Campion star of the hit show All Saints.

Just an update on everyone, all vehicles are travelling well, though Ian Jorgenson is having trouble with room keys.

The day start with a circuit of Blue Lake before we headed into the forest tracks of the Glenelg National Park and of course the leader of the pack Big Baron missed the cheque point. The roads through the forest were very wet a slippery, but the amazing forest scenery with the Grampians looming upon us was a sight for everyone. Car 99 was a lead car as it got ahead of traffic jam due to another vehicle getting bogged. They had a great run through the forest having time to stop regularly.

Our goal this morning was to get to Halls Gap Primary School by lunchtime, Halls Gap is the heart of the Grampians. Car 99 had plenty of time to spare and stopped at the little country school of Merino (approx 30 students), Ron, Kevin and Dave had a great time with the kids and staff, needlessly to say they had now fallen back in the group. We arrived at Halls Gap at about 2.30pm the road into Halls Gap was steep and winding but the setting for this school was truly spectacular with rock formations as a back drop to the classrooms and township.

The students put on a performance for us singing a John Williamson song Home among the Gum Trees, did they get a real buzz when they found out John was in the audience. After presentations to the school we commenced our afternoon leg, climbing out of Halls Gap then heading off road on our journey to Warrnambool.

A few breakdowns were staring to occur with the Navy team and Bushranger team in trouble, hopefully they can get repaired and be on the road for the Bendigo leg.

The afternoon leg was equally spectacular as we wound our way down and through the valleys and then into open farm land tracks, some were very wet. Everyone is commenting this is one of the wettest bash routes, but one of the most enjoyable so far. The afternoon was dotted with short stops, with Car 99 eventually arriving at Warrnambool at 7.30pm, after a great day enjoying one of Australia’s notable landmarks The Grampians. Tomorrow is a lay day so we can clean up check the vehicles and then watch the spectacular fireworks put on by Dave “Crackers” Willshire who is part of the Shoalhaven Bash Team.