Blogs from Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, Oceania

Day 16 (8/12/2019) Last full day in Mansfield. Quite a warm day as hot weather looming. Spent the day packing up slowly & taking a few short leisurely walks. Deb decided to jump in the pool to cool off for a while. Day 17 (9/12/2019) Departed Mansfield at 10.20am. Got fuel on the way out of Mansfield. Quite a relaxing drive with a bit of side wind in spots. Stopped in Yea for a morning tea & rest at 11.20am. Went to The Provender Bakehouse where the food is absolutely delicious. Will make it a definite place to stop at in future. Departed Yea at 11.50am. The drive on the Melba Highway was adventurous & heart attack stuff. Came around a bend into a long straight to see a vehicle heading towards us overtaking 4 other ... read more

Day 9 (1/12/2019) Awoke to a cold morning with constant drizzling rain. Was a noisy night as there was a large group of motorcyclists staying in the caravan park. A small handful of them making loud noise throughout the night made it difficult to get a decent sleep. Shame people are ignorant & cant be respectful of the curfew hours. Went for a drive down to Goughs Bay near Lake Eildon & back through the Howqua Valley & Delatite area, coming out at Merrijig. What else to do on a cold wet miserable day but pop into the Merrijig Hunt Club pub for a light lunch, followed by a visit to the Social Bandit Brewery for a drink by the wood fire. Returned to the caravan as the temperatures had not reached double figures all day. ... read more

A trip out to Mansfield by bus. Lisa and Rodger kindly put us up for the night, fed us and gave us a tour of the area.... read more

Day 15 (18/11/16) Dropped Deb off in Bright for most of the day to do what she does best: shopping! That left me free to go & fish the Ovens & Buckland rivers. Whilst I did not manage to catch or see a fish, I did get to see some of the most tranquil & beautiful scenery. The peace I felt standing in these rivers breathing clean air was unparalleled. After both having a lengthy day, Deb cooked a beautiful leg of lamb roast with veggies. A fantastic end to a cracking day. And who said you have to spend lots of money to have a good time? Sometimes the simple things in life can be the most pleasant. Day 16 (19/11/16) Hot day today (at least compared to what we have had). And when you ... read more

We were staying in a very historical region of Victoria, not only for moviemakers but, also because this was bushranger country in the old days of the late 1800’s. (A bushranger was an outlaw) Victoria has many historical townships and sites and, here we were, right in the middle of some of the most historically famous of all, surrounding us in all directions. The magnificent mountain scenery around Mansfield hit the international stage worldwide when the movie, “The Man From Snowy River” was released back in 1982 with the sequel, “The Man From Snowy River II, following 6 years later, in 1988. The story is based on the poem of the same name written by one of Australia’s greatest poets, Andrew (Banjo) Patterson. Some 130 years earlier, this area and the towns of Mansfield, Glenrowan, Beechworth, ... read more