The Best Day Trip Ever (followed by a yoghurt explosion)
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Date: 28 August 2004 04:43:55
Time :: 2:30pm
Temperature :: 13 deg C
Conditions :: There really is a heatwave up here today, it's almost shorts weather! (I did say almost.) The sun is out and everything is wonderful.
Yesterday was absolutely fantastic, a great getaway, I felt like I was on holidays! We went to Albury, only took us 1/2 hour to dig the car out and get it going, didn't need chains at all for the drive, we left our apartment at 7:45am and finally got to Albury about 11:15. Not bad at all!
Everything in Albury was perfect: the weather was totally Spring, plums and wattle blossoming everywhere and daffodils and jonquils showing bright faces in the sunshine. The place seemed to be done in a matte finish, I think our eyes were missing the shiny snow, and it was so warm we could have worn shorts. We walked barefoot in the park, lay around on the grass, had a very fresh salad roll for lunch, shopped till we dropped (Elicia shopped, I dropped) and got some good bargains on wintery clothes going out of season, did some grocery shopping, then stopped in Bright for a roast dinner on the way home. Perfect!
Albury itself was impressive. We've driven through it before on the way to Sydney, but this is the first time I remember going to the main shopping centre. It's fairly large and has lots of nice shops, including good cafes and at least two exclusive chocolate shops. It also has wide streets with lots of green grass and parks and a large botanical gardens. The place we had lunch (Citi Cafe) and the Just Jeans where Elicia bought some jeans (strangely enough) both had very friendly staff and get a big Two Thumbs Up. Come to think of it, everywhere the people were pretty friendly. I like that. Often when we rate restaurants or cafes we eat at, Elicia and I both place a higher emphasis on the staff and service than the food itself.
We got back home about 9:30pm, feeling very pleased with ourselves. It makes a huge difference to how you feel about life and living up here to get away for a few hours! There's a few photos in our gallery and some from last weekend when mum and dad were up, including one of mum in a Very Nice Hat she bought from the Summit shop. Stylin!
Handy Tips for Living at Mt Hotham #48
Use extreme caution when opening containers of yoghurt at a high altitude.