Woke early to view the sunrise over our beautiful view and it was certainly worth getting up for. It would have given any outback sunrise a run for its money.

After taking in the magical colours for a short while we retreated back to bed to ward off the icy cold. Woke about an hour later to the cry of ‘rain’ from Rick. This got the camp moving and we managed a record time pack up before our canvas got too damp. So by 7.30 ish we were off  a bit hangry for want of  coffee and breakfast- it to be honest  it was me who needed the coffee most!

We headed down the long winding alpine road slowly making our way through the little towns. We managed to secure fabulous coffee and lamb and rosemary pies in the warm and dry of the Harrietville Bakery and were relieved to be able to fill up with fuel in Bright.

After a few very quiet off grid days bustling Bright and Myrtlefird  weee an absolute contrast.

After some rapid online booking we managed to book a station stay at Murray River Bush Camp. David and I have stayed here once before and even in the midst of school holidays it remains a peaceful oasis- and warm!  Excitement at many levels   1) temperature of 24 when we arrived meant we could strip off to short and T’s 2) we could at last have our campfire paella beautifully cooked by Bei 3) – and this should have been number one- we had our first real shower and flush toilets in  5 days!

Sitting here under a beautifully clear night sky unable to see an inch in front of us listening to cicadas singing.