Licola is nestled on the banks of the Macalister river in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. In times past Licola was a stop on the difficult road to various goldfields and also home to a timber mill for many years. In the 1960's Australia's Lion Club organisation bought the town and turned it into a Youth Camp complex. Today was part of a 4 day long weekend. Tuesday is Melbourne Cup Day, a public holiday and many people take Monday off to create a 4 day weekend.
We found campers everywhere in the town and on the river banks. The spring weather has caused the flowers and blooms everywhere including the iconic flowering gums. After a look around and an ice cream, it was time to head back. It seemed that it was actually getting warmer on the way back - very pleasant conditions.
Total Distance 172 km.
I am glad you two got out for a ride. Our weather has been too wet and cold and rainy lately.
ReplyDeleteThat flower is gorgeous. We don't have anything like it in Oregon.
It's a species of flowering Eucalyptus. Some years they flower and other years they don't. Not sure why.
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