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TOCOMWAL TO HOWQUA, LAKE EILDON - 213 Km
We drove to Mansfield, stopping at Benalla for lunch, and saw a wombat on the side of the road that must have been killed by a car. It was extremely hot again with a complete fire ban. We found a caravan site at Howqua on the banks of Lake Eildon but couldn’t see any water in it. The water level is down to about 28% and the last time it reached capacity was about 1996.
WILDLIFE: Dead Wombat, Sulpher Crested Cockatoo, Green Parrots, Galahs
WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY 2009
HOWQUA TO MOUNT STIRLING - 104 Km
We drove to the mountain ranges near Mansfield and then took the 4WD tracks through the woods and up hair pin bends, passing mountain huts used for walkers or cross country skiers in winter – hard to imagine snow in this area as everything looks so dry. A Copperhead Snake slithered across the track in front of us. Apparently Copperheads are venomous but not aggressive!
We found a lovely place to camp down a steep track by a stream in the middle of the woods. By now the campervan is covered in a fine dust, inside and out.
WILDLIFE: Copperhead Snake, Green Parrots, Sulpher Crested Cockatoo, Crimson Rosella, Galahs
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