The journey to Bright was on a very bright day. We stopped at Glenrowan - Ned Kelly country and stood right in the area where the last shootout took place. There is great satisfaction in actually experiencing the place of something that has only been factual information stored since childhood, of a man in a 45kg armour who took on the law. Most days I liken our boys to the Ned Kelly Gang. The blacksmith who resided there had a fantastic shed full of Ned Kelly crafted souvenirs and he made the armour for the ABC program. The village itself was charming. Another highlight of the day was the Milawa Cheese Factory. We virtually had lunch there, the lady couldn't cut the cheese fast enough when she saw us coming! We also taste tested jam, chutney, chocolate even chili chocolate. The Alpine region of Australia is so beautiful - the trees, the flowers, the mountains, the rivers, the cottages, the "Bright Lager". The drive up to Dinner Plains, which is a little way past Mt Hotham, was so exciting. The first glimpse of snow on the mountains and by the roadside was unforgettable. The boys were just so excited as we made our way up the mountain and through the clouds, sometimes with very little visibility in front of us. We had snow chains for the car tyres, but did not need to use them. Finally we reached our tobogganing destination, "Scrubbers End", yep that sums us up. We had a ball on the snowfields, ploughing down our fellow skiers. We really enjoyed the little town of Bright. Unfortunately, Bright turned dull, but still had a wonderful appeal. The boys picked bunches of flowers for me - daffodils, jonquils and camellias and some of our best memories have been the 6 of us crammed in the van on a rainy day, stuff everywhere and watching dvds on the laptop. We could actually be the cast of the "Merlin" 2 series if it came to the crunch. We have watched it many times!!!
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