Road Trip, Day 5.
Cool and wet greeted us when we woke, this morning, so I spent some time writing emails and researching before we ventured out. First stop was the Orchard Cafe at Lucas for morning tea.Paul indulged with a mixed berry and ricotta cake and I had a bacon and cheese muffin.Yum! There was method in my doing this first, I was taking Paul to search for ancestral homes and it was wet. I'm getting to know my way around Ballarat, not getting lost once today! First stop was Chisholm Street, the place Google Maps says is in the middle of the intersection. The four houses didn't look that old, so that wasn't what I wanted. Driving down the street I spotted number 12. That rings a very large bell! An Alexander Grant had lived in number 12, with his butcher shop. Yes there was a shop attached to the house. I took a photo and drove off and then went YES!, that shop was very important. Back we went and I knocked on the door, nothing ventured, nothing gained. A women answ...