The Beechworth Bakery.
Dead foxes which are an invasive pest.
The Rutherglen Hotel.
Good PR
The All Saints Estate.
Sunday,
July 31st
As
predicted, we were up early again thanks to the boys. While I waited
for Graham and Tess to get everything packed and organized I went for
another walk around town, as I had to get some money to pay them my
share of the cottage. Once we were organized we drove to another town
called Rutherglen. This is another small, colonial, mining town. We
walked around a bit and then stopped at the local bakery for another
pie. This one has won dozens of prizes for the best pies in the
state.
Later
we drove to a local winery, the All Saints Estate. The building
looked like an old castle and they had a cheese factory on site too.
We had a tasting session of both wine and cheese. Then we split up as
they wanted to get the boys home at a reasonable time and I wanted to
go for another scenic drive before I headed home. The drive was
through the country passed farms, pasture and bush. As I was driving
I spotted the foxes hanging on the fence. Fox were introduced here by
the British for hunting, but quickly adapted to their new home and
bred... well like rabbits. Australia doesn't have many predators and
the fox have taken to eating a lot of the local wildlife, driving to
some to extinction or near extinction. They have decimated ground
nesting birds and have a taste for lambs. The farmers hunt them and
kill as many as possible. I'm not sure why this farmer or hunter
decided to hang them on the fence though.
The
drive home was pleasant enough and I arrived in Melbourne with enough
time to go grocery shopping for the week.
Here are a couple of links to go with this weekend. Enjoy.
Ned Kelly article
Dead fox article
Here are a couple of links to go with this weekend. Enjoy.
Ned Kelly article
Dead fox article
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