A few of us were having birthdays in May and why not go somewhere, camp and celebrate. I had my birthday last year at Red Bluff in Victoria so it was decided to go again.

Friday night had many camping at Pinnaroo with an impromptu Dinner at the Golden Grain Hotel followed by some planking in the Main Street.

A group of 18 vehicles descended Saturday morning to tackle the Border Track. The convoy looked impressive with a few Nissan Patrols, Toyota Landcruisers & Hilux’s and even a RAV4 and Suzuki Vitara. This was the Moderately Old Farts Birthday Bash which was to be my 5000th Geocache find.

The new Patrol tackled the sand dunes with ease compared to the Frontera last year. Conditions were a little different with a lack of rain this time round, which added to the fun. Not all made it over the dunes and many of the chicken tracks were taken (but not me :-)).

After 6 hours on the Track we arrived at Red Bluff (it was even in daylight). Camp was set up quickly – afterall I was camping in my roof top tent.

It was time for the next event – Moderately Old Farts Birthday Shindig. With the campfire going well from all the firewood we had brought and the beverages starting to flow combined with clear skies, the night was a great way to celebrate the many milestones.

The party wound up late when the clouds arrived from the west and it started sprinkling.

Sunday morning and the group split up with some heading south and west while I joined up with a couple of vehicles and headed into Big Desert Wilderness and Wyperfield National Park. There was more sand driving and also some mud as well.

After geocaching for the day, we finally stopped at the Hales residence in Dimboola for a BBQ and bed for the night.