The Victorian Government topographic map clearly shows Devils Creek Road winding from the Buckland Valley Road to Demon Ridge. I set out to explore this road today, planning to head up the slopes in Suzie and walk the ridge. The road is signposted from the Buckland Valley, but stops at a gate after about 500 [...]
Demon Ridge
Today I walked more than 30km in just under six hours, retracing some of my steps from last summer along Demon Ridge. Juliet drove me to the starting point along the Clear Spot Road where it intersects with Dingo Ridge Road. I set off in cold conditions (three degrees according to Suzie) at 9.20am. I [...]
Winters Hill walk
One of my favorite local walks is up Winters Hill. It’s not listed in any tourist brochures, perhaps because it’s in Porepunkah, rather than the iconic Bright. The walk follows rarely used forestry tracks and winds up four levels of the hill. Each level offers a different view, with the third being the most spectacular. [...]
Devils Creek Merlot
I’d like to congratulate the local Michelini family on their excellent Devils Creek 2002 Merlot. We enjoyed a bottle of this wine with our meal at Porepunkah Pub on Friday night. On Saturday at the Alpine Enoteca wine bar in Myrtleford we each bought a bottle to take home, having discovered it was great value [...]
Coaching debut
I’m trying to put a positive spin on my coaching debut. The Porepunkah Primary School football team today impressed against much bigger opponents. Our boys may have lost all three games, but winning isn’t important at this age. The kids actually had a great time and some of them are very skilful. They were competitive [...]
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