Tatura Vic - home to the award winning Vanilla Slice voted the best in Australia 3 times and runner up twice.You bought 4 did I hear you say - well you never know when you might get visitors!!  Now for the tasting so we can compare. The kettle's on for the cuppa, the tension is building. Oh my, oh gosh, oh lordy, lordy. The creamy icing, the custard that just melts through your mouth, the crispy bottom (who would have thought we would talk about a vanilla slices bottom!) So 2 for lunch and 2 for tea and the bakery opens again tomorrow at 8am. Just as well we are only staying here for 3 days. Points - 10.5 out of 10
Apart from that Tatura is a bustling country town with historic architecture lining the main street and is steeped in history from WWII with seven Prisoner of war camps that were in operation around this district. Tatura is known as "water-wheel country" with it being home to the Goulburn-Murray Rivers. Shepp (as the locals call it) is a flourishing town despite the immenient closure of SPC / Ardmona . We did our bit and stocked up at the Campbell's and SPC factories.