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Puppy Gets High

March 2024
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  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 1

    Yassssssss

    March 1 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    Not much to report on today. We finished getting things together and grabbed a feed from McDonald's before heading off around 11:30.
    Pup did his usual, unsettled for a while, getting the shits that the window wasn't open, then getting the shits because the wind was too fast when we did open them. It's a tough life. We had a quick bathroom break at Ourimbah, then the Partridge VC rest stop where I grabbed some fresh raspberries and grapes, followed by a break to grab a feed at Marulan. We got into Yass just after 5pm. It was a quick set up and some quiet time for the boy. Burritos and guac for dinner. Just a night stopover at Yass Valley Caravan Park, we're heading to Beechworth tomorrow.Read more

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    Day 2

    Puppy on the Tuckerbox

    March 2 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    We had some unexpected rain overnight, so Ben didn't sleep the best, and I'm a bit crook and sore, so we were pretty tired and slow to move this morning. Pup was surprisingly alert for the morning, he's usually fighting us to snuggle back in while we're trying to get ready. The usual tidy up, pack down, and breakfast, then we headed off around 10. A quick fuel up and we were off to our first stop at Gundagai. We had a little wander and a shop, lots of people around. Then Ben put Pup on the doggy tuckerbox prop for his photo. We tried to move away for him to have his own photo, he did not want a bar of that haha.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 2

    Holbrook

    March 2 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Back on the road to Holbrook where we stopped at the HMAS Otway submarine. They were setting up for the Festival by the Sub, there were the classic cars, food options and they were setting up a stage. We made ourselves wraps for lunch, then headed off.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 2

    Ettamogah Pub

    March 2 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Ettamogah pub was so strange but awesome! We didn't realise there'd be so much to it, lots of buildings out the back of the pub, mini museums and bits and pieces, very cool! Next was Albury for a quick stop at kmart for a wheatpack and bits I'd forgotten.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 2

    To Beechworth

    March 2 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Less than an hour down the road and we made it to Beechworth, first stopping at the visitor info centre, then on to our accommodation at Lake Sambell. It's a lovely park, lots of shade and activities, depending on how busy we are, we might hire a kayak tomorrow. We had some quiet time for the boy, but were getting hungry, so we headed for Bridge Road Brewers. We shared a pizza and a burger, while trying some of their drinks. We had a cinnamon sugar pretzel with pistachio ice cream, and caramelised apple (well, I ate the apple..), for dessert, so good! Then headed back. Just the usual tonight, relaxing, netflix, showers and bed.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 3

    Beechworth

    March 3 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Another slow morning, a fair bit fresher too. We got ourselves organised and headed to Eldorado. We stopped at the old mining dredge for a look, there was a nice walk around the outside, so we went for a wander before going into the machinery to have a look. It looked like a roller-coaster of horrors, so cool! We headed into town to have a drink at the smallest pub in Victoria, McEvoy Tavern. It was really nice, had some outdoor seating in the sunshine where we had a chat to one of the workers, she was telling us about her mischievous parrots. Ben found a dirt road to take us back to Beechworth, so we had to take that of course. There are so many beautiful old buildings, we popped in and out of the shops on their main streets, including the bakery, Beechworth honey and the sweets co. Our lunch at Billsons was booked for 1:30pm in the beer garden. It was very busy and we had heard other people saying they'd been turned away since they didn't have a booking. We often wing it, but good thing we'd booked this time. We shared a steak sandwich and Brisket tacos, while sampling the local gin and beer. It was getting quite warm in the sun, so we relocated to a shady spot out front and took turns to go into the tasting room. It was serve yourself which was dangerous, but great! You could taste their beers, cordials, spirits and their premixed flavours of course. We decided on a 24 can mixed pack, and 2 stubby holders that actually fit their can size, same as the seltzers we often get, so they'll come in handy. We went for a quick loop to grab fuel and past the Lake Sambell reserve. There's a Pontoon for kids to jump off, lots of kayaks and watercraft. A lovely spot! We headed back to camp for some quiet time and a post lunch snooze. This caravan park is so nice, there's also putt putt, badminton/volleyball nets, and lots of walking tracks. We cooked up dinner and I jumped on the laptop for a bit to give my Year 12s some feedback for their upcoming assessment task. Then the usual showers and off to bed.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 4

    To Bright

    March 4 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Puppy invaded my space last night instead of Ben's, lucky I'm not as tall as him. It was cooler again this morning, even Ben put long sleeves on! We packed up and headed to Beechworth bakery for breakfast. A Cuban for Ben, breaky roll for me, and straight up disdain for Pup, not a happy boy this morning, he even turned his nose up at his chicken, the bacon he was offered, but he happily took my egg though. Next we went for a drive through Mayday Hills and through the Asylum grounds. Such a strange place with a weird feel. Linden stayed down here maybe 12 months ago? She got a great deal and couldn't work out why.. until they arrived and their airbnb was on the asylum grounds, haa! It would be a solid no from me. Next was Beechworth berries, we wandered through the fields, collecting strawberries, 3 whole raspberries and a few blackberries. It was a nice wander for the morning, even pup was less grumpy. On the road to Bright, we took a longer loop to go through Yackandandah and Mount Beauty. We attempted to do the gorge track walk, but we couldn't quite find the entrance, so we just kept going. A quick stop at Sullivan's lookout, then on the winding road to Bright. We were a bit early for check in, so we pulled up at the main park and went for a wander. Bright is possibly one of my favourite towns we've ever stopped at. The splash park and river are so lovely, they have a waterslide and close and easy access to the shops and cafes. Absolutely gorgeous. A quick stop at the info centre before heading back to the car to try for an early check in. We booked an ensuite here, not sure why, but bonus! The tasman parks we've stayed at are so lovely, this one is no exception. We set up then enjoyed the weather for a bit, pup was less thrilled when we tried to make him be an outside dog, but once he was back up in his (our) bed, he was much happier. We were going through some info booklets and Ben planned which trek we'd be doing tomorrow. A quick shower and freshen and up, and we walked over to Bright brewery for an early dinner, not as early as the couple next to us who were cooking theirs up at 4pm. Beef and fish burgers for us while sampling some of the local brews. The beer garden was lovely, and 2 very well behaved dogs were off leash, waiting patiently for their owner to come back outside. Maxie must be the naughtier/younger of the 2, he kept slowly creeping over to say hello to the dog at the table opposite them. An easy wander back to the camper for the usual before bed.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 5

    The first 4wd track of the trip

    March 5 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We woke up to a verrrry grumpy boy today, neither of us are morning people/dogs, and he made sure we knew that today. He perked right up once he had his chicken luckily. We got organised and popped over to the bakery for breaky rolls since we'll be on 4wd tracks all day. We headed for Porepunkah, the town the tracks start from. The golden spur track followed the powerlines to the summit, before continuing on another track. Once pup realised what we were doing, he settled in. We did a big loop from one of the 4wd books we've been given, lots of twists and turns, beautiful outlooks. I did stuff up and we missed a turn, in my defence it was at a 5 way dirt intersection and Ben had a quick look too. Where we'd planned to stop to have a feed was just inside the national park borders, so we had to keep going for a bit. We got to the end of the Buffalo Range track, at an intersection before the Twins Jeep track, which we did 7 years ago, unintentionally because of a massive tree down where we actually wanted to go. I hated that track so much, but he we were. There was a big clearing and Ben said we stopped here for a feed last time too, so we made ourselves some wraps, pup stretched his legs and we were back in the ute for the awful twins track. We remember it being super narrow, sheer drop off's and just yuck. Now, maybe because we've done a lot more tracks since then, it wasn't as bad as we remembered. It was still narrow and the drop off's were scary, but it wasn't as nervewracking as last time, and we're in a wider car this time. The end of the track was on the Great Alpine Road, at an intersection for our next track.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 5

    Blue Rag Range

    March 5 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Next up was the Blue Rag Range track. We did this one last time too, the trig point is the highest offside peak you can get to. Only about 6kms to get to the top, but it was a bit of a scramble with some nice challenges for Ben to climb, while Puppy and I just got thrown around the car. The photos don't do it justice, or really show how steep the tracks are. We enjoyed the top for a while, before heading back down the windy Great Alpine Road. I got incredibly car sick on the way back down, conveniently forgot about that from last time. A quick stop at the base town, Harrietville for a sneaky vom and bathroom break, and I was feeling muuuch better. It was getting late and we needed to do a quick woolies stop, Ben ran in, then back to camp for showers and dinner.Read more

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