Eggbert's Travels

Tuesday 8^th January 2013

SHE SAID:

We had another warm night in the ACT with the lowest temp all night was 25oC.

Packed & on the road by 9.50am; our plans to take the scenic route had changed as the national parks are all closed due to the extreme fire dangers current today. All over NSW, ACT & Victoria with several hundred fires burning throughout the areas.

We did get off the highway south of Wangaratta at Benalla & found the more scenic B roads back to Ferntree Gully via the quaintly named Bonnie Doon, made famous in an Aussie movie called The Castle!

We didn't see or smell any signs of fire on the whole trip, though passed quite a few fire trucks heading north towards the higher fire risk areas.

Riley made us dinner for our return; it was yummo, as was Steph's Caramel & Chocolate Chip Icecream.

Archie & Me at the town sign of Bonnie Doon

Bonnie Doon scenery- not really very Scottish!

HE SAID:

The drive from Canberra to Melbourne was a little varied by taking the back roads instead of the freeway. According to our GPS it added a whole 5 minutes to the trip. We'll have to check out the mountain areas another time, when the fire risk is gone.