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Puppy Gets High

March 2024
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  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 6

    Wandiligong

    March 6 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    Another check out morning. We left the boy to snooze while we packed up and got organised. Once sorted we headed over to Howitt's Park where Ben took pup for a wander to feel the river, which he definitely didn't hate.. while I grabbed a coffee. Very busy for a Wednesday morning! We headed into Wandiligong. We'd been map searching and saw a cute park and a produce shop, only 10mins out of Bright so we figured we'd go have a look. The park looked like it was on private property, damn you google maps, but the shop was undersold. What a find! Nightingale Bros Alpine Produce was absolutely lovely. They had picnic tables set up around the grounds, lots of lawn games, cider tasting and their big shop with local produce and products. I had to do a cider tasting and we enjoyed the sunshine for a bit. Another reason to come back. They love their cycling around here, lots of mountain biking options, but also cycleways everywhere for an easier/more recreational ride. We also spotted some flavoured Pumpkin seeds but weren't 100% sure if they'd be our thing, it didn't matter since Pepo Farms was the next planned stop anyway.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 6

    Brown Brothers!

    March 6 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    Pepo farms was a long stop than planned, the lady inside told me about how their slovenian pumpkins are grown purely for their seeds, they then flavour them or press them into oil. She walked me through a tasting and I picked up some goodies. Next was Brown Brothers! So glad we were able to pop in. Ben hung outside with Pup and a beer, while I tried '5' (ended up being 12) of their wines. The staff member, Jacob, tried to make me like Chardonnay, it's still not for me, blah. We grabbed a pie from the bakery across the road and kept moving.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 6

    To Mansfield via Glenrowan

    March 6 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Time got away from us today with some stops being longer than anticipated, wouldn't change it though. We had a quick stop at Wangaratta then onto Glenrowan. It's changed a lot since we were here last, the visitors info centre is a discovery hub museum with a built in lookout of the seige area. Kellyland and the museum were still there, both dog friendly! But it was about 3:30 by this point and we didn't feel like rushing through. We popped into King Valley popcorn, took a photo of the big Ned Kelly, then were back on the road to our next stop - Mansfield holiday park. It's a lovely spot and was quite warm today! We set up in the shade and got ourselves organised. I had a few reports to finish while Ben cooked dinner, then the usual evening routine. Another 4wd day tomorrow, heading out to Mount Buller, then on the tracks to find Craig's Hut.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 7

    Mount Buller

    March 7 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    We've found a way to trick puppy into being a morning dog, he gets breakfast in bed and he perks right up 😅 he's been snoozing on my side the last few nights which works out well for Ben since he's so tall and Pup takes up a fair bit of space for a dog who isn't very big himself. We had a quick chat with our neighbour who donated some beef jerky to pup, I'm not sure that he realised Ben would probably eat it before he would, ha! They didn't realise it's coming into the long weekend either but got lucky with a cancellation for the weekend. On the road to Mount Buller, we cruised around the village and went to the summit walk. Dogs aren't allowed and Ben is a glutton for punishment, so I stayed in the car with Pup, while Ben did the walk to the summit, he got some great photos!Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 7

    Mount Stirling

    March 7 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Back on the track for a bit, before stopping at Mount Stirling. We did the summit walk and the walk up to the trig point, well, Pup got a lift up there as there were quite a few stairs and we dont want him to overdo it. He'a also terribly stubborn which is a good match for us haha. Beautiful views over the valley and looking back at Mount Buller. The temperature wasn't too bad, but we both still got a bit sunburnt. There was a big barrel between the 2 walks which we weren't sure about, Ben opened it up and it was a spinal board and rescue gear, ominous but cool that it was there and ready to go, which makes sense with all of the proper hiking tracks around.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 7

    Craig's Hut

    March 7 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Next stop was Craig's Hut. As we pulled into the carpark there were so many cars around, there's a variety kids charity 4wd event on at the moment. There were a lot of oldies, which made it tricky to get photos for a bit, but it was really nice seeing so many people around and enjoying the scenery. The Hut itself is lovely, views are amazing and plenty of shady options for a picnic, which is exactly what we did. We had a sit down and made some wraps for lunch. We wandered back over to the hut to take some photos as the crowd had started head off. We met a lovely lady, Stella, who offered to take some photos for us which was really nice of her. We chatted for a while, mostly about a very 'regal' looking Pup, as well astheir travels. She was part of the charity event, they were travelling between Merimbula and Mt Dandenong. We took a few more photos then headed off ourselves.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 7

    Bindaree Falls

    March 7 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    We backtracked very slightly to go down to the Bindaree Falls. A relatively easy road and not too far. The falls track had lots of steps and Pup was a bit stiff, so back up on Ben's shoulders he went. He definitely had the best view and no puffing and panting (from Pup at least) when we got to the falls.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 7

    The descent

    March 7 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    We still had a large part of the drive to go, but no long stops planned. We cruised through a number of lovely campsites down by the river, and kept driving between the national park, the state forest and back again. We had a quick stop at King Hut, those campgrounds were right up our alley, flat, grassy and shady, with a drop loo too which is always handy. We cruised past Razorback hut which had 2 people setting up a bbq. There were a number of swags and backpacks rolled up and a ridiculous amount of chairs for 2 people. As we looped out, I noticed one of the utes had hiking group tours on the side of it, so we're guessing that a hiking group were on their way to them for the night. As we started the decent, my motion sickness kicked in again, so that was fab, it wasn't long before we were on the highway back to Mansfield.Read more

  • TravelerPuppy Gets High
    Day 7

    Buller Road Brewery

    March 7 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Pup was pretty happy to be back at his camper and less thrilled that it wasn't for long. I'd been map searching and spotted another dog friendly brewery up the road, so we headed there for dinner. Before we headed off, our new neighbour came over for a chat, asking if we were part of a 4x4 club and if we were dog people. He's part of a Land Rover club who were booked in for the long weekend and they were about to head up to the brewery themselves and asked if we'd listen out in case their dog started to bark, we let him know that we were heading there also, but that it's dog friendly if he wanted to take his dog along with them. Buller Road Brewery is relatively new, and they had a heap of shady, outdoor tables. Inside was very nice too, reminded of the Thirsty Mesiah at Broadmeadow. We sampled a cider and beer each, and ordered the BBQ chicken pizza and pulled pork tacos to share. Bloody delicious feed! We tried one more drink each before heading back to camp. The usual evening activities before bed.Read more

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