We have begun our journey back towards SA. This morning we stopped in Holbrook, a small town in Southern NSW. The main reason for stopping here was to see a submarine – HMAS Otway.

To honour Lieutenant Holbrook, the town’s namesake, the Holbrook council acquired a portion of the hull of HMAS Otway, an Oberon-class submarine, after it was decommissioned by the Royal Australian Navy in 1995. All of the outside casing of Otway above the waterline is on display in the park – the kids loved climbing on it. They then went into the Submarine Museum, where they got to look through a real periscope (and found our car parked on the side of the road), and see some cool photos and memorabilia.

After a few more hours driving we crossed the border into Victoria, and our next stop was Rutherglen. Known to most for its wines, but a MUST stop place for Stephen due to a bakery that he says sells the ‘best pies in Australia’, Parker Pies. We may have spent $200 on frozen pies to bring home 😆

We did enjoy a lovely lunch in the sunshine at Parker Pies, before walking down the main street and having a play at the playground and scoot at the skate park. Such a nice little town.