Leonie Dukes
Today I took advantage of a sunny winter’s day to take a walk along the Yarra River in Melbourne. I started off in Richmond, walking from the Railway Station across Gosch’s Paddock to the river. Then I walked west along the north bank of the river until there was nowhere
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McAlpin Reserve is a small reserve in North Ringwood. It has a lake, playground and BBQs, and was very popular with dog walkers while I was there. It would be very easy to never notice this reserve, as it is tucked away from the road.
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Today’s weather was cooler, but very humid with a smoke haze covering everything. I visited Cardinia Reservoir Park, and walked from Crystal Brook Picnic area to Duffey’s Lookout picnic area and back. It was only 600m each way, but was fairly steep uphill to start with.
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It has been years since I have been to Ringwood Lake. There has been a lot of work done and it is a beautiful spot – in many places it feels like you are in the middle of the bush rather than the centre of Ringwood.
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I took advantage of the light public holiday traffic and Melbourne Zoo’s early 8am opening to make a visit before the crowds and heat of the day. It was a great time to visit – by the time I left around 10:30 the crowds were building up and it was
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Nine months after picking the grapes it was time to bottle the wine. It was great to have Mum & Dad help, and share a picnic lunch at the winery afterwards.
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The Pink Cliffs in Heathcote are the result of sluicing for gold mining. They are now a geological reserve, and made a nice walk before heading to Shiraz Republic to bottle my wine. Shiraz Republic – bottling
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It has been years since I have visited Werribee Zoo, and as I was on that side of town I thought it would be a good opportunity to visit. It was very enjoyable (except for the number of squealing children) and I might have ended up doing the safari tour
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