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17/7/2016 at 8:28am
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Hi everyone,
A few pics from another magnificent time spent on the banks of the mighty Murray River in the north of our state. Not a lot of text or history this time as I have covered the area in detail on a number of previous occasions.
Jen and I went up four days before Easter, we were then joined by our daughter Kristie who we picked up from the local train station (about a hundred ks away) on Thursday night after her teaching stint had finished.
A few photos taken from near our van.
Standing at the edge of our awning looking upstream.
That hill in the distance would always have the last of the days sun strike it, often giving it a glow that over all the years we have been coming to this spot, we have never tired of.
And when the colour finally left the hillside, often any clouds in the area would then take on a life of there own.
One particular morning there was a foggy type of mist over the river, giving us another mood or vista to enjoy. As the sun rose normality returned, if you can call the stunning view downstream normal.
From a sensational start, this day would only get better as we drove to Thredbo Village (A couple of hours away) where Kristie and I would make an assault on Mt Kosciouszko, Australia’s highest mountain. Jen’s foot was not up to doing the full walk but she still did walk a fair bit of the way whilst us youngens pushed on.
Views from the chairlift taking us part of the way up the mountain, before the 6.5 k walking track to the top starts.
There were literally thousands doing the trek to the top of the mountain that day, at the top there was at least 500 people sitting around the cairn paying homage to the peak, recovering or doing whatever others do. We found a rock where I took this pic of Kristie without the crowds getting in the way.
The upper reaches of the famous Snowy River and a few general shots as we made our way back down the mountain.
When we got back to our campsite we all spent some time in the river to help with some leg soreness. I got out earlier than the others so I could get the fire lit to help us thaw out!
On Sunday morning although we were away, the Easter Bunny still found us in the middle of nowhere, and Kristie had quite a bit of fun following the egg trail that bugs had left.
At breakfast she had a head ache, you’d think after all these years she would have realised that all that chocolate so early was going to have it’s repercussions. Ha!
On every single day we were away we spent time drifting down the river to our camp, it is such a relaxing activity although the river was cooler than what we experience in the summer.
After our drift down the river this particular day I returned to where we started from to take these next few pics.
One of the greatest movies ever made in Australia is titled, “The Man From Snowy River” The film was based on an iconic poem penned by one of our most famous poets, Banjo Patterson. The poem was first published in 1890 shortly after he had visited the high country (Alps) and after he had spent some time with Jack Riley.
Click on the next link and view (with full screen and sound up), an abbreviated (5 minutes) of what the movie is about. Most of the words spoken are exactly from the poem. It still gives me goose bumbs watching it after so many times. Most of the country you see is from Victoria, my home state and the cabin which was featured in my last trip report is the main cabin that was built for the movie which is featured in the full movie.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo51fIu_fjk&list=RDjo51fIu_fjk
Im sorry but that link works here in Oz but I don't seem to be able to get it to work here, maybe copy and paste or if you google Man From Snowy River Youtube clip and then view the 5 minute one. It really is worth it.
The reason I posted that was to help you understand the significance of what I’ll show you now.
On one of our days I took the girls to an historical site that required a bit of 4 wheel driving to get to. A spot that very few know about, the spot where Jack Riley died. (The person who the Man From Snowy River was named after)
This is the place where you have to get the legs working, as the “Beast” (my car) can only do so much.
To get to the exact spot you have to cross Surveyors Creek.
This very old sign had been hanging there for as long as anyone can remember. Nice to think it dates from around that period of time of Jack’s passing.
The whole story of Jack Riley is a very interesting one, if you ever have a bit of time on your hand learn more of him, the spot he died was then very very remote it even is today. He was making his way from his cabin to the nearest civilisation as he was very sick and new he needed help.
After viewing the site and me explaining more of the history to the girls we then walked down to the Murray for a quick paddle before we returned to camp.
Well that’s a short snapshot of where we went and what we did at Easter earlier this year. Books read, plenty of firewood burnt, heaps of chocolate consumed and a whole lot of relaxation done, which was for Col a nice change considering what we usually get up to.
Col and Jen.
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