Day 5
Tara Bulga National Park
Tara Valley
This morning we went to the Yarram
Sunday Market which is a local event held monthly at the Scout hall.
Unfortunately the early heat was keeping the crowds away. There were
a few stalls with secondhand bric a brac, antiques and plants. I
came away with another succulent for my collection and I resisted the
blue willow and other china so felt good about that.
Yarram is closed because it's Sunday,
so we headed for the hills and the Tarra-Bulga National Park. It was
a lovely drive through the Tarra Valley past some beautiful homes and
farms. It felt cooler as we climbed through the incredible lush ferns
that lined the very narrow winding road to the park.
The park is a cool temperate rain
forest and is a part of the Strzelecki Ranges. It boasts magnificent
Mountain Ash and ancient Mytrtle Beech, a beautiful place to see. The
park is named after Charlie Tarra who was Strzelecki's Aboriginal
guide, they worked together cutting through the thick scrub and tall timber eventually reaching the coast. The Aboriginal name Bulga means mountain.
We saw many Crimson Rosellas and we
startled a small Swamp Wallaby on the road. We didn't walk in the
Park because we had Pip, we didn't want to upset the local fauna and
of course we always obey the rules 👼
We are now back in Yarram and feeling
blessed to be in an air conditioned van with the current temperature
of 35.5c.
 |
| Sunday Market Yarram Scout Hall |
 |
| Plants for sale |
 |
| Tarra Bulga National Park |
 |
| Incredible tree ferns |
 |
| Cool swimming hole in the Tarra River on a hot day |
 |
| I want sun glasses too! |
 |
| Farming in the Tarra Valley |
 |
| Looking across the valley |
No comments:
Post a Comment