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Mansfield

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    • Day 42

      High Country Tour (Syd to Mel) - Tag 2

      November 27, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Wir sind heute wieder um 6.30 Uhr aufgestanden, da es um 7.30 Uhr Frühstück ab und wir eine Stunde später weiter über das Hochland in Richtung Melbourne abgefahren sind. Die frische (Land)luft hat schon was 😊 Zum Frühstück gab es Toast und Aufstrich, Müsli und jeder hat einen Teller mit Spiegeleier und gebratenem Speck bekommen. Lecker!

      Nach 1,5 Stunden Fahrt haben wir unseren ersten Stopp erreicht - Beechworth. Auf dem Weg dorthin haben wir den Murry-River und somit auch die Grenze von New South Wales und Victoria überquert.
      Beechworth ist ein kleines Örtchen, welches, aufgrund der Art der Häuser, ein bisschen an "wilden Westen" erinnert. Eine halbe Stunde hatten wir hier Aufenthalt und diese haben wir überwiegend in einem Honigladen verbracht. 🐝🍯 Hier gibt es viele verschiedene Sorten Honig (auch zum probieren), Eis aus/ mit Honig, Öle, Seifen, Getränke, Schokolade etc. Natürlich gab es hier auch noch andere Shops, Cafes, Restaurants.

      Wir fuhren weiter durch das King Valley, einem Weinanbaugebiet. Auf der Fahrt durch das Hochland hatten wir den einen oder anderen schönen Blick über das Gebiet. Und ein "Ekidna" (Ameisenigel) haben wir auch gesehen.

      Der nächste Halt war der "Mansfield Zoo". Ein kleiner Zoo, der von einer Familie aufgebaut wurde, die gedacht hat, wir hätten gerne einen Zoo😅. Hier sind Rehe, Dingos, Lamas, Wombats, Löwen (auch zwei seltene Exemplare der weißen Löwen) u.a. Wir sind rechtzeitig zur Löwenfütterung angekommen🦁. Die Tiere wussten das Fütterungszeit war und sind schon nervös hin- und hergelaufen. Die Löwen wurden erst sicher in andere Käfige gesperrt, bevor das Futter in den großen Gehegen verteilt wurde. Dann wurden die Löwen herausgelassen und diese sind direkt auf das Fleisch zugelaufen. Allerdings nicht drauf los gestürmt wie von uns erwartet. Dann wurde erstmal durch knurren demonstriert, wem das Stück Fleisch nun gehört und man es ja nicht wagen sollte, näher zu kommen. Weil der Wärter am Käfig nervend herumstand (oder weil es, nach Löwen-Meinung, zu wenig Fleisch war) wurde nochmal am Käfig heraufgesprungen (leider die Kamera zu langsam bereit gehabt😕).

      Anschließend sind wir für unser Lunch noch nach Mansfield reingefahren bevor es dann weiter direkt nach Melbourne ging - weitere drei Stunden Fahrt. Melbourne hat uns dann mit Wolken und 19 °C begrüßt.😒
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    • 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

    • 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

    • Day 23

      Mansfield, Victoria

      April 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Mansfield is the last port of call before Jamieson. It is quite a busy town, obviously a stop on the way to the snow fields. They seem to be getting ready for the season.

      We called in at the visitor info centre and took a look at the historical rail station. Trains have not travelled to here since 1977. The line closed in 1978.

      Mansfield has one other claim to fame. The man from snowy River movies one and two were filmed there. Many s enez were also filmed nearby and in the high country. That must have been exciting for the locals.

      On the way to Mansfield we crossed a bridge that spans Lake Eildon. Last visit the water was not far below the bridge. This time we drove down well below the high water level to look at the tall bridge structure. This area definitely needs a lot of rain.
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    • Day 3

      Mansfield Information

      February 7, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Popped into the information centre and was particularly impressed with the Mansfield community charter...which provides guidelines for how they want the shire to be seen.
      Loved the Ned Kelly armpit pice which is reasonably local to Mansfield - Glenrowan area.

      Mansfield is the seat of the Mansfield local government area. Mansfield was formerly heavily dependent on farming and logging, but is now a tourist-centre. It is the support town for the large Australia ski resort Mount Buller. It is associated with the high country tradition of alpine grazing, celebrated in the film made around Mansfield, near the now famous Craigs Hut, called The Man from Snowy River (based on a poem by Banjo Paterson).
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