After spending the weekend in Melbournes south to catch up with friend’s, we set off for Maldon making our way to the north of the city which of course is always nerve racking when you are towing the caravan and it is raining.

We are now staying the lovely little historical town of Maldon for a few days. The heritage shopfronts on the main street means the town retains its old world charm. The 1850’s gold rush in the area put Maldon on the map as one for the richest towns in Australia for a short period of time.

The nearby town of Castlemaine is another of the gold rush successes in the area. It is a larger town and it’s lovely buildings are a sign of wealth from those early days. Given it is only 90 minutes from Melbourne, Castlemaine has become a bit of a food, wine and arts hotspot after Covid19.

We visited the Castlemaine Vintage Bazaar which is a housed in the The Mill and has over 100 stall holders selling bric-a-brac, curios and collectables along with a cafe, chocolate maker, brewer, wine maker and more. Great place absolutely jam-packed with stuff!!

Very cold here….about 14 deg today with a freezing wind from the south. The jackets, scarves and beanies are out!