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    Mt Hotham and Omeo

    November 1, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Today was a very uneventful day. We drove from Eurobin to Omeo, through Mt Hotham, and Dinner Plains.
    Both towns are ski towns and very quiet now that ski season is over.
    The architecture of the chalets at Dinner Plains were very interesting, incorporating stone, with wood and weather boards.
    Mt Hotham had lots of high rise apartments and looked much like other ski resorts.
    The drive was picturesque with undulating terrain and surprisingly lots of dead gum trees. We later learnt that it was because of a very bad bush fire.
    We are now in Omeo for a night to rest and energize for the long drive tomorrow to Olinda.
    We were all set to unwind when the Jucy Rentals called to say that the booking for the campervan we were relocating was cancelled. This news threw us and we were frantically checking for alternatives. After much deliberation and anxiety, I made the decision to go back to Perth when we return our car to the airport on Tuesday 5/11.
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