It was chilly and overcast when we left Tumbarumba this morning. We enjoyed this small town and were glad of our unintentional visit. The road backtracked a bit at first then took us out to the edge of the mountainous area. This was where I took the photo from the lookout. It was built as a memorial to a plane that crashed with 8 people on board in 1931. The remains were not found until 27 years later when a worker on the Snowey Hydro Scheme went bush walking and found it.
From here we went down a "steep 3 km decent" to the foothills where pasture had been established for sheep and cattle. Fortunately this road had more gentle curves and Bob could enjoy the ride. Everywhere was green as they have had enough rain to get the grass growing and even germinate some crops. We still came across a large herd of young Black Angus that were grazing the "long paddock" that had plentiful growth of paspalam and other grasses. We proceeded cautiously but they were more interested in eating than diving across in front of us. It was a beautiful ride out to Corryong and we found a very busy town there. It was the 1st day of a 4 day horse event and we were glad we weren't looking for accomodation there. As we headed across to Wadonga we met lots of horse floats heading toward the event. I wonder why they are called floats and not trailors?
Once we had crossed into Victoria the green pasture diminished and the paddocks here are waiting for rain. There is some irrigation so it doesn't look as bad as SA.
We made it comfortably to Mildura but our hopes of having two nights here have been scotched by a gymnastics competition and a basketball carnival. Instead we will have a short run to Halls Gap tomorrow and stay close by in Stalwell the following night. All booked because it is the weekend. Maybe one day I will have the chance to explore the town centre of Mildura.
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