Bright and Beautiful

Bright is a beautiful place, more beautiful than I remembered. It normally takes 3.5 hours drive but we took at least double that since we detour to Milawa Gourmet Region. If you are into gourmet food and love food & wine tasting, you are in the right place. There is the Milawa Cheese factory, Milawa Mustards, Olives, Honey and my favourite, Brown Brothers selections of wine. http://www.milawagourmet.com/

We stayed at Bright Resort, which is about 1km from the town centre. The resort has a pool, spa, sauna, games room, mini golf and lots of room for the children to run around. When it rained and rained on the first 2 days, we welcome the rain with open arms and spend our time doing whatever the resort offered. The next couple of days we spend exploring Bright, the surrounding areas and Mt Buffalo.

One the best thing about Bright is Ovens River. You can swim, kayak or go tubing. We did all three and what a marvellous experience it was. Cherry Walk (3 km, 1.5 hours) is a must if you love walking along the river. Canyon Walk (also 3 km, 1.5 hours) offers a beautiful high up view of the river. If you enjoy bushwalking like me, this is one experience you must try. It is so peaceful and beautiful. Stop and listen and you hear the running water, the birds singing, skink and blue tongue lizards scuttling around in dried barks and twigs and the leaves rustling. Another interesting activity for the kids - panning for gold. http://www.brightvictoria.com.au

By the way, if you like blueberries, and if they are in season, go pick your own at Blueberry Farm at Feathertop Rd, Harrietville. At $6 kilo, it is the best value in Victoria. Pick and weigh and place money in money box. This must be one of the very few places that still operate on honesty. By the way, don’t just pick from the first few rows, as there are 6 different varieties and each taste different. But they are all yummy. http://www.harrietville.com/