Saturday 1 October 2016

School Holiday Road Trip pt 1

We had a family road trip in the school holidays and spent a couple of days exploring Lakes Entrance.We did some bushwalking and enjoyed the views. The bush had a different smell, not the usual eucalypt scent, nor lemon scented gum. It took me a while to figure out that it was the native frangipani blooms ( I think thats what it was, it was in bloom everywhere!).
We explored the amazing Buchan Caves.
We took a drive north to see the mighty Snowy River. Somehow the song " Snowy River Roll" is still  in my head - learnt in primary school in grade 5 with Mr Smith, written on paper, plastered on the wall above the blackboard we would spend the first 10 minutes at school every morning singing a range of folk songs/ songs from the ABC " sing" books.
And stanzas from " The man from snowy river" also came to mind, looking at the river and the hills and mountains nearby (also thanks to Mr Smith). Such a beautuful part of the country.  We saw plenty of birds and wildlife too, more in the next post. 

5 comments:

  1. Lakes Entrance is a great place for some roadtrip fun - there are so many places to visit within easy driving distance! It also has seven op shops - or it did when we visited a couple of years ago - which means I really need to go back there soon.

    Did you go to the chocolate truffle café?

    Katie @ Katie Writes Stuff

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    1. I did a quick check online before we went to see if there were any op shops, but didn't realize there were 7 until we got there! I did manage to find all 7, and a terrific craft shop, but didn't see the chocolate truffle cafe!!!

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  2. Sounds like a fun trip!

    That's not native frangipani, it is sweet pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum). I used to call it "perfume tree" before I learnt its real name. Love the perfume, but it is a weed outside its natural range.

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    1. Thanks for the info Vireya, I hadn't found my plants book to check it out! I think the "perfume tree" is a great name - we always call port wine magnolias ( michalea figo from memory?) "bubble gum plants" because of their lovely scent.

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  3. Sounds like a great trip. I haven't been up that way for a very long time. I do remember visiting the caves.

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