BRIGHT-POREPUNKAH-MILAWA
8 April: "Wake up! C'mon guys! Get Up! We'll be late!" ... That was Mum in early, Sunday morning. We checked out at 8a.m., in time for an 8:30a.m. Easter Sunday mass at Our Lady of Snow, Bright. There were so many people.
It was followed by a short stroll from Railway Ave to Ireland St, appreciating the beautiful colours of autumn. At the end of it was the Bright Clock Tower. We had a quick brekky at Edelweiss Baker - solved with Chicken Bread roll for me/Mon and a meat pie for Justin. To satisfy Mon's craving with chocolate that morning, we stopped by an old lolly shop to buy some sweets before going to the car park.
We drove to the direction going to Huggins Lookout. But for some reason (wrong turn), we ended up in the direction going to Clearspot Lookout ... with amazing views of Bright and the Great Alpine Valleys. It was good, but what we didn't expect was the 'more or less 9km-drive on unsealed road' on the way up and another on the way down. Well, we had fun anyway.
It was time for one of Bright's most popular walks. We had more than 1-or-2-hour walk, along Ovens River via the Canyon Walk, crossing swing bridges and learning about Bright's gold mining history. Along the way were different bird species, small canyons carved by the Ovens river, gorge/canyons cut/carved by the hands of the early miners, and a 'butterfly' who had been following us throughout our journey. We had a late lunch at 3pm, and as most of the restaurants were no longer serving lunch at 3pm, we just bought something to fill up our hungry stomachs from Fish & Chips takeaway.
I guessed this day was a day for more lookouts and more bush walking. We drove to Porepunkah and was aiming to reach the Apex Lookout. The sign suggested that the road ahead was only suitable for 4WD vehicle. Indeed, it was. The road was not just an ordinary unsealed road. It was rough and steep. 
At one moment, 'got scared when Mon mentioned about an indicator that popped up, something to do with the engine, while we were struggling to drive uphill. It was not a good idea. We found a good spot to park and later decided to just do the hard way... walking trail to Apex Lookout. 1.2 km walk (one way) according to the sign. It was scary. First, we were the only one. We never saw a single walker. Second, it was steep, with narrow path in the middle of eucalypt woodlands. What if we saw a goanna? Third, we didn't see any sign, i.e. how far more? We hope, we're able to come down before dark. Inspite of all the worries.... we finally reached the APEX lookout! We were the only one on top and proud that we made it. In there was the Bright Point, offering a very good view of the city of Bright. 
We stopped over at Myrtleford, and had some photos taken... last glimpse of the beautiful colours of autumn in this part of Victoria.
It's Easter and we thought... after all the walking and adventures we had, we probably deserve a fine dinner with wine. Before heading back to Melbourne, we drove towards the Milawa Gourmet region. And there at Lindenwarrah Hotel, we had our Easter Family dinner. P.S. We thought the trip ended at Lindenwarrah. Not quite, on the way home to Melbourne... was Justin talking to one of his mates, and for the first time, planning for a movie without Mum and Dad... I said to Mon... "Remember this day. Another chapter in our unico hijo's life.... we can't really stop him from growing... a baby no more".
That's all for us... The whole 3-day journey was a memorable experience :-) It all happened during the 2012 Easter Weekend!!! Happy Easter everyone!
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