Bright VIC – the journey begins

About Bright

Bright is one of those towns where, because of the extensive planting of European trees, it is overwhelmingly and naturally spectacular in spring and autumn. Nestled in the beautiful Ovens Valley and surrounded by the Australian Alps, it is awash with colours in spring and ablaze with orange, red, gold and yellow in autumn. Spring and autumn are times that draw crowds who are happy to simply walk or cycle around the area soaking up the crisp air and enjoying the beauty of the oaks, chestnuts, poplars, elms and Japanese maples, and the tall pines and eucalypts in the mountains.

What a wonderful start to start our travels with our group of Bailey caravan buddies.

Wineries, Breweries & Vintage Cars

Staying at the Bright NRMA Caravan Park we began with a briefing session on the Friday arvo followed by dinner in the park. Then our 1st day involved the following activities…

On the way back into the caravan park we checked out some of the 70 Vintage Cars (circa 1900) which were in Bright for the weekend participating in the RACV 2019 1 and 2 Cylinder Rally.

We all then gathered together for happy hour at 5:00pm for a few drinks (of course) and a sing along. What a great start to our trip.

Mt Beauty, Bogong Hydro & Falls Creek

Our second day on the Bailey Rivers, Mountains and Seaside trip took our group up to…

  • Mount Beauty – a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town lies alongside the Kiewa River, at the junction of the Kiewa Valley Highway and Bogong High Plains Road.
  • Bogong Hydro – for a tour of the power station and a talk by one of the volunteers about the history of the place and the town itself.
  • Falls Creek for lunch at Easy Eats cafe
  • Drive out to Wallace’s Hut ( built 1889 ) for a look at a traditional high country cattleman’s’ hut

Back in time for tomorrow’s briefing and happy hour – what a great day had by all who went!

Mt Buffalo and Red Stag Deer & Emu Farm

Today we had a self drive to Mount Buffalo for a bit of a look, stopping off at the 110 year old Mt Buffalo Chalet (maplink) for a nice group photo, with morning tea in an old stone building perched on top of a cliff – spectacular views of the valley below.

The group then moved on to have a quick look at Lake Catani before travelling onto the Red Stag Deer and Emu Farm (maplink) for lunch. Here we were treated to a talk by the owner on the history of the farm and how it has progressed to where it is today.

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