Went on a couple of walks last week while holidaying with the family in Halls Gap, Victoria.
Coffee in Halls Gap - Large Strong Flat White from LiveFast Cafe in the little square by the creek.
Well priced chocolate croissants from the bakery in that same square, and the Vanilla Slice is pretty damn good, too… Last weird dinner experience, the Halls Gap Tavern, they were booked out, the decor is tired, the chap running the bar / handing out menus was run off his feet… The food was solid fare (Chicken Parma, great size… ) arrived SO quickly. We sat upstairs and the first impression was ‘The is kinda Fawlty Towers!’ but the food was good and the dessert (Sticky Date Pudding) was a ripper! Anyway…
We stayed at ‘Bush Lodge’ - Air BnB it here. Really nice little place, No wifi, Good fireplace, nice views… Cockatoos…
Anyway, that’s not what this observation was about… Is middle Victoria ready for what ‘they’re saying’ is going to be a nasty fire season? I dunno man, I’m not environmental specialist, but there is SO much brush and undergrowth, a lot of it well dry… Lots of remaining felled tree trunks that have dried out, It looks like chaos waiting to happen - I truly hope I’m talking bollocks and it’s all fine.
Here’s a few photos I made.
There are photos of the accom in the Air BnB link, but here’s a shot of the cheeky wood-chewing cockies! (The place is pet friendly and we took our Jack Russell Terrier named Coco, she kept them off the verandah…
Well, she kept them off the verandah after this photo… (I asked her to heel in this photo)
Anyway - great destination about 3 hours out of Melbourne. We took bikes and had a good few days.