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Bunya Mountains National Park 11km of hiking I was not such a happy camper this morning, it had rained overnight so the tent was wet.  Getting out of a tiny wet hiking tent without getting yourself and the interior of the tent wet is an acrobatic exercise that even years of yoga has not prepared me for.  So on exiting, and now damp, what joy to discover that we are blanketed in a pea soup of fog, the wind driving the drizzle sideways, so even the undercover picnic area is wet and 100% humidity.  Coffee helps, as does watching the wallabies and brush turkeys graze the campground, untamed. But the mood shifts into the positive as I am surprised to observe a dingo make his way through the camp.  An uncommon sight, as they are few in number here and relatively cautious. Hopeful that the weather might clear, we leave the tent to maybe dry a bit.  And head out for a hike.  The scenic circuit track sounds promising, we dutifully clean and disinfect our shoes and h...

Around Beechworth 9km Today we were proper tourists, Kerstin even wore a bum bag!  We kicked off with a walking history tour of Beechworth, I'm happy to report that we lowered the average age of the tour group quite significantly.  This is such an excellent way to take in history, no dry facts, just great story telling from a local history buff, all while surrounded by the buildings and places that saw these events happen.  My highlight was standing under the one tree that survived the Beechworth gold rush.  A massive crone of an Apple Box, standing for at least 400yrs. Then, true indulgence, our first coffee shop coffee so far.  I'm totally impressed we made it more than a week.  The indulgences kept on coming with a trip to Billson's, est 1865, makers of some very fine traditional cordials.  Another tasting was obviously had, with flavours such as mint julep, heritage cola, portello and a warm spiced apple.  For me, I couldn't go past the Raspbe...