Planning for the birthday

It’s Mum’s 60th birthday this year and $500 later I have planned her birthday trip. We are off to Bendigo for her birthday. She has never been there and has always wanted to go and I simply just love it. What do I have planned? Well, as yet I do not have a car and probably won’t get one until summer, I’ve had to fork out $174 for total coverage for a hire car. I’ve booked a spa suite which has views over Bendigo for one night. I’ve booked an evening meal on the tram car restaurant. It’s still a few months away though so now I just have to wait. I’m so excited I have most of the 2 days planned. Pick up hire car at 8am, pick Mum up, travel to Bendigo stopping on the way as she is old (haha) visit the Golden Dragon museum, lunch, go on a Vintage Talking Tram tour, walk around Bendigo, check in for 2pm. Do other things then around 5 ish, have a spa then get ready for the Tram Car restaurant which finishes about 10:30pm, then watch views over bendigo in our hotel room. The next day we will get up early about 8, go for breakfast, then head to Echuca/Moama. Go on the paddle steamer – yes, I know I’ve done this already, but it’s about Mum this weekend. So we will spend a few hours in Echuca then drive back home for 3 or 4 hours!