Getting back to sketches from my recent Melbourne trip…

My friend E took me on a second outing – this time towards Colac via a few small historic country towns. This day reminded me a lot of my epic road trip back in 2021 (see here for all the articles on this 6-week adventure!)

It was a wonderful day to be driving through the countryside – the weather kept changing from bright sun to passing showers. So dramatic! Thankfully it didn’t rain when we were out of the car.

Here is a map that shows Colac and also the other places I visited during my time in Melbourne.

The first stop was Inverleigh, and I managed to sketch out a cafe that described the main elements of the town. (At the bottom of this article, you will see my rushed tea and muffin (half) that I sketched.)

I love driving through the countryside and it was particularly enjoyable on this occasion due to the changing weather.

Watching a shower of rain come towards us…

… and then the next minute, it was sunny again.

The next town was Wichelsea – we didn’t stop, so I didn’t do a sketch of it.

Shortly after that, we arrived at Colac, and the first stop was the lake.

A quick sketch of a tree with interesting gum nuts (they were much larger than normal – see the page below for my lifesize drawings of them).

A walk down the main street looking for somewhere to have lunch…

and a view from our lunch spot of the impressive War Memorial.

On the drive home I did several very simple sketches recording the countryside.

I wished I had done this in the morning as the drive home wasn’t as interesting.

Back home and another roast dinner! Yum – what a way to finish a great day!

And here are the full spreads from the outing.