Blame it on the alpine air
Posted by Campbell on | January 15, 2007
At the risk of sounding like a latte-swilling city dweller, the drought and bushfires did have an impact on our recent trip to Bright.
The riders still rode and the runners still ran but the smoke took its toll on us all.
And we had to postpone our lilo / inner tube adventure on the Ovens River- not enough water.
But all jokes aside, the sense of community is tangible. Temperatures in the mid-30s and weeks fighting the fires in the High Country but still the Harrietville CFA manage to turn up at the Sunday market to run a chook raffle and let the kids climb on the truck and take turns spraying each other with the hose.
And, as always, the real highlights of the trip are the unplanned and the unexpected- a platypus swimming in a bend in the river, an afternoon game of backyard cricket and a punnet of fresh blueberries on the way home.
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January 17th, 2007 @ 1:22 pm
Campbell you are a latte-swilling city dweller!
But it was a nice weekend. I enjoyed the CFA’s efforts with the kids and fighting the fires. It was pretty amazing seeing the amount of fire damage up there and you can appreciate just how scary it would be to fight a bushfire.
My lungs are still full of soot. Hopefully it is clear for the Alpine Classic.
January 17th, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
Long blacks mate, long blacks.
April 5th, 2007 @ 6:58 pm
Excuse, and what you think concerning forthcoming elections?
April 9th, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
cool blog!
April 16th, 2007 @ 5:14 pm
cool blog!
April 18th, 2007 @ 6:08 pm
nice photos of this blog