Sand, sun and snowman

We got to explore a few different places from our base in Lakes Entrance. Not far away was Lake Tyers Beach, yet another picturesque beach with a long stretch of soft sand, making it the perfect spot for our dip in the sea.

The next day we headed north, crossing the Victorian alpine region on our way to Rutherglen. We hadn't expected to see snow at this time of year, but there it was.  In Mt Hotham there was enough to go tobogganing and even create a snowman or two. So, in about 24 hours we went from frolicking in the sea to frolicking in the snow!

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Travelling south

Off for a few days on a long awaited trip southward to reaquaint myself with Melbourne. I'd lived there for a while shortly after arriving in Australia many many years ago, and during my years in Tasmania I made inumerable work visits, but it's now actually about 15 years since I last went there and explored the place. They say lots has happened there.

Following the Princes Highway down NSW's south coast and Victoria's east I was able to check out for the first time the picturesque town of Bermagui, and then revisit equally pretty Eden, Orbost, and Lakes Entrance. Bermagui was the setting for the Billy Connelly film 'The Man Who Sued God', and I think I recognised the very fishing boat that God sank with his lightning bolt in the harbour there. (The insurance company refused to pay, as it was an 'act of God', but were embarrassed into settling anyway when he sued God instead.)

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