We had a day-dash back to Melbourne to collect our USA Visa (another story) and then, after one last beautiful sunrise, we said goodbye to Beaufort for the time being and headed for Wimmera and Mallee country first stop Rainbow. The weather forecast wasn’t looking too promising with extreme temperatures and high winds expected so we stayed just 2 nights. Rainbow is an interesting little place and growing. The Hindmarsh Council has done a lot to promote tourism and also improve local appreciation of the area. We spent a day driving around the countryside looking for lakes. The biggest is of course Lake Hindmarsh which had a fair bit of water in it. But the other lakes we explored – Albacutya which, like Lake Buloke also in the Wimmera region which we visited a few months earlier, is an ephemeral lake, and a rather surprising hidden delight near Yaapeet, Turkey Bottom lake. (Sorry but i can't find any pix - can you believe it?!)
Close to the caravan park a heritage trail has been created. It’s a little neglected and could benefit from more signage but is interesting in spite of that.
After looking at the forecast for the coming week, we decided to head southwest into South Australia close to the coast and cooler conditions. First stop Pinnaroo.
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