13. Over the Snowy Mountains bound for Spirit of Tasmania
Au revoir and thanks Potato Point 2nd Dec. We left Potato Point eight days prior to boarding the Spirit of Tasmania. Having visited the coast further south on our shake down trip in May; this time we crossed the Snowy Mountains to arrive Melbourne on the 6 th Dec for a caravan service at the manufacturer. On route we saw a couple of deer, drove through a windfarm and sheep properties on plateau with barely a tree in sight. A pleasant big sky moonscape. I would hate to look out my window at a wind farm. I wonder what bush was there historically. Seems incredible how many trees European settlers removed in some places. Brumby at Tom Groggin Camp on the Murray River, Snowy Mtns Glad I don't have a wind farm out my window... Down into Jindabyne where we bought wine and firewood, and on through Thredbo on the Alpine Way around and down Mt Kosciusko towards our free camp at Geehi Flats. Evidence of harsh bush fires apparent on some faces of the mountain. It was getting late and we had...