We left our camp with no real plan for today, so we decided to follow the Rutherglen Tourist drive. The tourist drive takes you around many interesting places; one of the most interesting items we found was the old water tank, it is now shaped like a wine bottle. It is the original water tank… Read More »Following the Gourmet Trail

Following the Gourmet Trail

After such a big day yesterday, it was time to take it a little easier. So the morning was spent doing the everyday items, like the laundry etc. So after a leisurely breakfast we got ourselves organised and went to the Man from Snowy River Museum here at Corryong. The museum is dedicated to the… Read More »Found it at Corryong

Found it at Corryong

Today is another family history day. Karen organised a reunion about 15 years ago, that 300 descendants and family members of the McCormack’s attended. During one of the many conversations of the day, Karen learned of an Emu egg that had been donated to the Omeo Museum. So after 15 years Karen was very excited… Read More »Omeo or Bust

Omeo or Bust

Today’s travel around the high country is dominated by the McCormack Family History. Their family was in the area in the 1850s to 1870s. Karen has tracked the names of the individuals and has a map of the area. The names on the map from the time do not match in the slightest, so the… Read More »Family History Trails

Family History Trails

A leisurely pack up in the morning and say goodbye to Shirley and Trevor our hosts at Yackandandah Holiday Park. We had a wonderful time and met some lovely people, we couldn’t have asked for a better start to the adventure. So we set off on the road with grand total of 116km to travel,… Read More »Yakandandah to Colac Colac

Yakandandah to Colac Colac

After a good nights sleep with the apprehension of the previous night forgotten, we awoke to a sunny morning. It soon turned to a light drizzle and we thought we would go for a drive to explore the high country, we thought Falls Creek would be a nice drive. So we headed off to Falls… Read More »Falls Creek Misadventures

Falls Creek Misadventures