The picture above shows the view that Juliet and I enjoyed today while having lunch at the Red Stag Deer and Emu Farm. It was the first time we had dined at this picturesque spot near Eurobin. The twins saw ostriches and goats in addition to deer and emu. For lunch I had fillets of [...]
Chinaman’s Hole, Porepunkah
I took the big kids today to the place they call “Chinaman’s Hole” along the Ovens River just out of Porepunkah towards Eurobin. There’s a fantasic swimming hole there, with a sandy bottom and deep water. We spent more than three hours enjoying the water in hot sun. Snowy came too and had fun floating [...]
Porepunkah update
I know some people read this blog, or stumble across it, looking for information about Porepunkah. So here’s an update about what’s happening in January 2005. The weather is predictably hot and dry. We’ve only had 10mm of rain in about the past 30 days. Everything has dried off and the river level has dropped [...]
2004 rainfall below average
January 2, 2005 at 7:20 am
I can belatedly report that I recorded 1111mm of rain in 2004 at our home in Porepunkah. This is slightly below the official long-term average for Bright of 1153mm. I wasn’t recording temperatures last summer, so can’t give accurate averages or highest maxima. I was recording in winter though, and can state the lowest maximum [...]
Christmas in Porepunkah
Happy Christmas! This time of year at Porepunkah is hot and dry. The days are mostly 30 degrees or higher, but we’re fortunate in this sub-alpine area to have cool nights and fresh mornings. We’ve established a sort of Christmas ritual over the past few years. We go to the Vigil Mass in Bright on [...]
