Day trip to Bright

 

Thursday March 25^th, 2021.

Leisurely start to the day. On the road by 9.30am for our big loop out to Myrtleford, Bright, Yackandandah, Beechworth and back. Back to base around 5.30, so timed everything pretty well. Stopped off at an historic tobacco kiln which was relocated to a park by the river in Myrtleford and did a slow driveby of the Phoenix Tree, not sure what the story was, but it was impressive. Saw lots of other ‘modern’ kilns, no longer used. 

 

 

The Ovens Valley is so pretty and we drove past many productive farms, with a variety of crops and livestock. Cattle, sheep, hops, berries of all sorts, nuts of all sorts, deer, alpacas and a sign to an emu farm!

Patrick told us about a wine that he’d had and enjoyed, he thought it was from Feather Top winery, but they were closed. Story of this day really. All the ‘good’ shops that we wanted to visit were pretty much only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We’ve been down this path before!! Well, we made the best of it. Found Gum Tree pie shop in Bright and had to try one after Kevin and Anita had raved about them. Justifiably so too! I had the Green Thai Chicken Curry pie and Trevor had the Beef and Red Wine, although he thought the Milawa pie was better. Only just!

 

 

European wasps are a big problem in the area at the moment, thankfully not so much here in Wangaratta. We saw a couple in Bright, but so many more in Yackandandah. Bit scary really. Op shops all done over with precision, a few goodies purchased and charities supported. 

The trees in Bright were starting to change colour, but we were a bit early for the best shows. 

 

We also stopped in at a nut farm and bought some walnuts, still in the shell and saw some trees that we didn't recognise. Turns out they were chestnuts! 

 

In the morning, not far out of Wangaratta, we passed a farm butcher but it was too early in the day to buy meat and cart it around. Fortunately, we passed it again on the way home and they were still open so we bought some lamb cutlets for our dinner. Tarra Tender Cuts and Seafood, 978 Great Alpine Road, Tarrawingee. We’ve just finished eating dinner and they were lovely. $2 per cutlet.