Comfort Inn Albury Townhouse

... but we continued on trying to be happy with the fact that at least it looked as if I'd make the distance.<br> <br>The remaining part of the ride included a creek crossing - Erin coached me but I screwed it up and got my feet wet regardless. It was kinda fun though, and I was just glad I hadn't fallen completely in the water! Wonderfully, the last part of the ride was on the old Beechworth railway, which is now a walking and cycling path. After all our dirt road riding ...

... police occured.<br><br>We then spent a few hours at Beechworth, an historic little town which still has an operating telegraph station. We went on a scenic drive along the gorge (which was quite narrow with our big bus!)<br><br>After we headed down to the town of Bright and then into Mount Beauty, stopping at the overlooks of the town.

... a lovely night,also with some cake,milo's,and a movie! In the morning we packed down the caravan and headed to the main street.We went to 'The Famous Beechworth Bakery'(as mum calls it) to have lunch.After a few minutes dad carried on and did a bit of drawings.Mum, Marc and I went to the Beechworth Honey shop.The three of us went on a tour at the shop.We also bought a jar of Grey Ironbark.At the end we wondered around the town and headed to a new place

... diesel, because these can easily be converted to run on vegetable oil and thus be all nice and environmentally friendly.) The meeting had a very strange ending, though, as one of the ladies had asked for my email address to continue the vegetable oil discussion, then suddenly changed her mind and didn't seem to want to know me after I mentioned that I disapproved of the brand of coffee they bought because it came from coffee growers who were oppressed with poor work conditions ...

... We all take a turn in the bath warm water. Back at the house, we try roo meat for the first time. What a feast!Saturday is a double-date! Brad and Bronwym take us for a whirlwind tour through different vineyards in the area as well as a tour of a olivery and a cheese market. 

Bus to Albury. SO HOT! Theres a major heat wave going through Aus right now. Temps in the 105-110 range where I am. It makes walking any sort of distance with a backpack pretty unfun. I did basically nothing in Albury, got in about 9 pm, left around 11 the next morning. To be honest, it didnt seem to have much to offer and I had no desire to stick around longer than I had to.

We are getting ready to leave for Costa Rica. Before we go, we have to pack our suitcases. We have to bring colouring in and Christmas presents. We need clothes and swimmers and our toothbrushes and toothpaste and our washbag. Tomorrow we will be driving to Melbourne after school and we will stay in a hotel. In the morning we will go to the airport and fly to Los ...

Von Melbourne aus sind wir gleich mit dem Bus nach Albury weitergefahren. Um 23 Uhr sind wir bei Babsi angekommen und haben uns gleich ins Bett geschmissen. In der Frueh hat uns Victoria und Isabella begruesst. Am Abend ist dann Christoper nach Hause gekommen und hat den BBQ Grill angeschmissen. Wir hatten selten so ein gutes Steak gegessen ...

... are meant to rest the brain but not to the extent that it stays in bed when I get up. But - back to the letter boxes - we have started with great gusto - our collection stands at one!!!!! This morning we visited the Jindera Pioneer Museum - from the front it is an unimposing shop front in the little town of Jindera - pop 950. But inside it is a lovingly cared for collection of ...

... I thought, "What the heck? I am opening a new chapter in my life. Besides, these are Australian horses..." Well, it turns out that the ride went perfectly, I may have even enjoyed it a little. And then we came back... We were inside the stable and I was attempting to dismount my horse. Apparently not being overly graceful when it comes to this, one of my feet got stuck in the stirrup and I ended ...