We woke up early in the morning. Took a few photos (for the last time) of the views outside the villa in Boathaven Holiday Parks before check out.There was no people on the street to ask... Well, we gave up eventually.
We left and decided to visit the nearby Sumsion Gardens/Belvoir park. It's an open space with playground, picnic areas, lake (with pelicans early in the morning as additional attraction), etc... It's a good place for those who want to walk or ride a bike. |  |  |
We haven't had brekky yet and so we went to McDo ... As usual, you could see the glow in Justin's eyes ... As if he hasn't had it for a long time. While at McDo, we surfed the net and saw a 10:00am mass at St Patricks Cathedral at Albury. We went there after breakfast and arrived just in time for 10:00-11:00 mass service.
After an hour, the journey continues...
War Memorial / Monument Hill Lookout
On top of the hill is a 100ft-high-Obelisk in memory of those who served in WW1. Below the tower is a Memorial Bowl dedicated to men and women who served during WW2. The hill provides an excellent view of Albury and Wodonga. [Source: http://www.australianexplorer.com/tourist_attractions/9058974/profile.htm] 
Noreuil Park-Australia Park-PS Cumberoona-Waterwheel
Walk.. Drive.. Walk... Noreuil and Australia Parks are two of the 4 adjacent parks on the banks of Murray River. Hovell Tree Park and Oddies Creek Park are the other two. In Australia Park was a defunct waterwheel. I couldn't remember where I read it - it is believed that the waterwheel was used by farmers until around 1948 and installed in Australia Park in 1969. The community in Albury was very nostalgic about having a modern art in place of the historic waterwheel. Well, I can understand, this icon has a sentimental value for them. I guessed their voices were heard, the waterwheel was still standing in front of the Australia Park when we went there.
We took a walk towards the banks of Murray River - the world's 16th longest river at 2520 kms from it's source in Kosciusko National Park. It is also considered the world's 3rd longest navigable river next to Amazon and Nile. It spans three states Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia [Source: http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/].
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Didn't stay for long... we drove towards the direction going to PS Cumberoona. Stopped there for awhile and looked around. There's not much to see...
Gateway Village, Wodonga
Had a lunch break at La Maison Cafe... Then, walked around the small village. In there were the Wodonga Visitors Information Centre and also a number of art shops.
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We drove further east along the Riverina Highway and stopped over at Bethanga Bridge.
Bethanga Bridge, Bellbridge
It was built between 1927 and 1930 as a joint venture between New South Wales and Victoria as part of the Hume Dam project. At the time of writing this blog, it is said to be the second longest metal road bridge in Victoria (next to West Gate Bridge) and Victoria's fourth longest bridge of any type. [http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;71578].
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Our next destination... Mt Granya State Park
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| the "falls"... just ran out of water... better luck next time :-( |
We drove and follow the road going to Granya Falls till we reached the car park. After just a few steps from the car park, we came accross two passage. One was unsealed with potholes but accessible by 4WD car. The second one was a path, with handpaint sign - 'to the 'falls'. Justin insisted on going back to the car and drive and it was agreed by Mon as well. I was a bit reluctant as the path seemed not going anywhere. It's 2 vs 1, so I lost. We drove to the narrow unsealed road. And after sometime, we realised that we're not really going anywere. We had decided to go back to the car park but turning had been a challenge as the road was really narrow.
Anyway, we parked and decided to walk towards the sign going to Granya Falls. Along the way were heaps of greenish, big 'poos'. Awwws... please excuse me. Anyway, I wondered what kind of animals were roaming around the area. Were they just kangaroo poos? After a few minutes, we passed by a Scout Hut built in 1930s. I dare not looked at the windows... scared to see something eerie. We climbed further up the hill and to our disappointment, there we saw the Granya Falls with hardly any water. Granya Falls was truly seasonal:-(Historic Railway Trestle Bridge at Mt Lawson State Park, Koetung
We continued on driving along the Murray Valley Highway and turned off at the sign going to a Historic Trestle Bridge, once part of the Cudgewa Railway Line. It was already fenced due to safety reason... However, my two boys, naughty as they were, crossed the fence and requested for photos to be taken.Lawrence's Lookout, Shelley
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From the Murray Valley Highway, just before dark, we detoured Lawrence's Lookout. It gives a 360-degree view of the surroundings, including the Victorian Alps - Mt Kosciusko National Park.We drove to Corryong hoping that we could get a decent dinner there. However, the place was so quiet. We're fortunate to find 2 to 3 take away shops - Our dinner was solved with pizza. And then the time came to go home... a few hours drive from Corryong to Melbourne... Arrived home just past midnight... Zzzzzzzzzz.
