Mt Freezeout
11 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After a quick shop in Bright we head back on to Great Alpine Road towards Mt Hotham but turn off about 10kms before MH on to the Dargo High Plains Road. A quick stop at Mt Freezeout where we hadLäs mer
Mt Blue Rag Track
11 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The Blue Rag Range Track is one of the Victorian High Country’s most iconic and spectacular tracks off the Dargo High Plains Road. This remote track offers epic climbs and descents that lead to theLäs mer
Kings Spur - overnight stop
11 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Once back on the Dargo High Plains Road continued south then we turned off left to Kings Spur track which leads to Devils Hollow 10kms along. About 5 kms in we found an open grassed area for us to setLäs mer
Kings spur track
12 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Lankey Plain Hut
12 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
200m east of the junction of the King Spur Track with the Dargo Road on Omeo Plain.
This hut was probably built by the Treasure family in about 1951, after they took over the lease from the GowLäs mer
Dargo
12 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Dargo is known for its groves of century-old walnut trees that line the valley floor.
A quaint village with its 1898 pub, general store and church and a population of about 105. Although a minor goldLäs mer
Granite Creek rest area
12 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Lunch stop, but also the beginning of the Granite Creek walk which takes you to 1800s gold mine shafts.
Bairnsdale
12 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Fuel stop only!
Omeo
12 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Long day of driving today, having to take the long way around to avoid the heatwave. We’ve decided to head up to Mt Hotham, but, we need a laundry so stopped at Omeo Holiday park on the LivingstoneLäs mer
Dinner Plain
13 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Love the lodges here all built to a similar style and colour palette.
Predominately a cross country skiing resort during winter and in summer there a many walking and horse riding trails.
Mt Hotham
13 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Cool and windy, but still managed to find a relatively sheltered spot to make a corned beef sandwich.
Harrietville
13 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌩️ 27 °C
Harrietville is a former gold-mining town, located 25 kilometres south of Bright on the Great Alpine Road and at the base of Mount Feathertop, with a population of about 488.
As it was very windy onLäs mer
Bright brekkie
14 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Dropped back into Bright for brekkie at the Beechworth Bakery.
Lots of tourists still around but half the shops are closed. 🫤
Beechworth
14 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. Beechworth has a population of 3,290.
Walked around town, visits a couple ofLäs mer
ResenärOne of these days I’m going to check out Beechworth en route to Melbourne - looks interesting 🧐
Woolshed Falls
14 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Located in the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park, the area was once the centre of one of the richest goldfields in Australia, where up to 8,000 prospectors camped along the banks of Spring Creek, inLäs mer
Yackandandah
14 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
One of Australia's prettiest villages with a centre classified by the national trust, Yackandandah is nestled in the foothills of Stanley State Forest another gold mining town.
Arrived around 2.30pm,Läs mer
Keiwa River
15 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After a bad night for me with hayfever we drove through the Keiwa Valley with its rural dairy farms of rolling green hills and the Victoria high country backdrop. We found a peaceful spot for lunch onLäs mer
Bye bye Victoria
16 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Tumbarumba
16 februari 2024, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Stopped here for a late brekkie - recommend Nest Cafe whenever in Tumbarumba.
We then drove straight through to home by about 5.30pm.
