Day 3 Saturday August 9

We were welcomed by a beautiful crisp morning in Mildura. After bidding farewell to our host we headed to the park for another wonderful brakfast. At the park a local greeted us with some Cupcake Candles, which was very sweet of him. We were a little on the late side so parked on the street for a quick get away. The Big Red Baron a fire truck decided it would be a good idea to park us in - so we moved out of his path.
After breakfast we all jumped in the cars for the usual scramble to the arch. The Cupcake Girls were up to their usual form as some one left an opening for us to take advantage of. Not to disappoint them we did.
Our wrap at breakfast warned us that the roads were very muddy and slippery. They suggested that some might like to take the tar. The Cupcake Girls braved the conditions and headed onto the dirt. We had so much fun slipping and sliding all over the road. We followed the Old Mail Road which was out in the open with not much but grass and a few bushes. There were lots of times we had to detour off the track to miss ruts and potholes.
Along the way we stopped for the Bash Olympics which provided some comic relief. It was then back into the mud and slush.
Lunch was at Renmark on the edge of the Murray. They closed off the main street so that all the cars could leave together. Which is fine except when you want a quick get away - as we were catching up with friends in Murray Bridge.
As we came into Murray Bridge at Check Point Charlie there was our welcoming committee of Sandy, Nigel, Toby and Tori soon followed by other ex- NSW's friends. We stood and chatted as the kids greeted the Bash Cars and collected numerous articles form the Bashers. It was so nice to catch up.
That night tea was at the race course - it was freezing. Our accommodation was quite a way out of town. Luckily we had hot water bottles.
Another great Bash day.