Beachy's All Aussie Travels

DAY 4   We woke to a very wet campground. During the storm overnight, one of the shelters collapsed under the weight of the rain. Everyone was looking very tired but a few didn’t even hear the thunder. We had a group meeting based on the weather forecast for the day and the black clouds on the horizon. We all decided to do a drive to historic Curango Homestead and also view the snowy scheme tunnel. We stopped a couple of time to see the wild brumbies on the side of the road. The second time we saw a big herd so we pulled over and got out for a closer look. This turned out to be a highlight of our tour so far. Not because we all managed to get within 3m of a brumby, but because we got to witness a mare give birth and a foals first steps. We also saw the lengths the mare goes to to protect her foal from the stallions, and the stallion chasing off the other stallions from his herd. It was an amazing experience to be there at that moment. Our guide Brad said he had never actually e...

Horse riding isn’t just for the girls, although being the only guy in a tour group, other than ride leaders, can be a bit daunting. I wondered how I would fit in with a group of 9 females, and was a bit apprehensive to begin with. It was my suggestion to Ann that we did this ride. I had spent time in this region in my younger days but mostly skiing and working. To come back and do something completely different was a bit of an unknown for us but totally exciting. After all we have ridden motorcycles in Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan and Nepal. How hard could it be riding a horse in Australia’s high country. Bring it on! DAY 1 We arrived at the campground at 4:20 PM after driving in rain all the way from Canberra. It seems our first 3 days will have a few wet ones in there if the weather forecast is any indication. We met the crew, had a few nervous Nelly drinks and some nibbles, and met the rest of our tour group. The rain didn’t seem to be letting up so sitting around the fire all singing Kumb...