As I was enroute Bruthen to Briagalong on Sunday, Cathy has sent this report.
We started at the park at Heyfield, went the back
way to Cowwarr via the Dawson -Cowwarr road stopping at a tree with a sign
saying "Dawson's Den" which had a little door on the tree with a dog
kennel,mailbox,little pebble path & garden. After a bit of research I found
out that it was,not a memorial for a dead dog or anything, just a fun thing. We
then went into Cowwarr to the Art Space Gallery at an old butter factory owned by
Caroline Crossley & her partner Clive. Clive showed us his workshop where he
does his magnificent marble or granite sculptures.
Then Caroline took us on a tour and very
informative talk on the gallery and the artwork on display. After that we
proceeded through Cowwarr main street where a lot of the buildings/businesses
had their colourful cows made out of 44 gallon drums in front of their
buildings.
Our final stop was at Tyson's Homestead now owned
by Denise & Ron Reynolds. Katy Booth's great grandfather once managed the
property for the Tysons. The Reynolds run cattle, sheep[coloured] ,
horses,chooks,ducks & even a peacock. Denise showed us old photos and gave
a very informative history of the property.
It was quite a hot ride so I cut it short by 4 km
making it a 31 km.
Great Vic update. As of Monday we are in Rosedale. The weather has been hot. The route is challenging with regards the terrain. We hit the hills in earnest on Tuesday with the Grand Ridge Road. The Sadsacs Jim, Dave and myself are all well, along with the Happy Trampers which Vance has sent a photo of, before the start.
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