This morning we were up and organised early on yet another glorious sunny day to get on the road to visit a place on Mr Roo's Bucket List - Walhalla. Walhalla is a picturesque old gold mining village that is nestled in the steep sided valley surrounded by lush forests and fern gullies. It s a historic village that has a number of preserved and restored heritage buildings along the one street passing through the valley. The drive in was so pretty with scenic views, lush vegetation of tall eucalypts and massive ferns and although I had been here a couple of times before, it is always an amazing drive into Walhalla and it never disappoints no matter the weather. |
We also took a walk up to the Tramline Walk Lookout that has a terrific view down over the town itself. Our next activity took us on the Walhalla Goldfields Railway which was a fun and scenic steam train journey that followed the Stringers Creek Gorge and crosses several large trestle bridges, over the creek and also across the Thomson River.
The great bonus for us was that it is out of peak season and no crowds which made the whole experience all the more enjoyable.
Our next adventure was to continue on to Mount Baw Baw which is the closest downhill ski resort to Melbourne. Again, we just about had the entire place to ourselves apart from a few who appeared to be folk preparing for the next snow season which starts sometime around the second week in June. Of course there was no snow but still a grand and spectacular place to see. The air was heavy with the scent of damp eucalyptus but so refreshing. We really do have some amazing and spectacular places here in Australia!