By carrinm on Skatehive
Time to start the road trip home. Plan is to do a 5 hour leg with a side trip to explore a known orchid stop near Bairnsdale. Route starts off following where the rail trail went East Hotel in Alberton sets a theme - old pubs Stopped in Yarram - first pub photo shows the problem with the cracked lens cover on the phone. Keeping the photo as the dome is a bit unique A few grand old buildings Pub at the bottom of the road Old National Australia Bank building Woodside Beach Hotel next village along - not with the same style buy maybe as old Oldest swing bridge in Australia not far from Sale which was an inland port. The bridge rotates on its centre to allow high masted vessels to pass A few angles The history sign Along the deck - now closed to cars Filled up in Bairnsdale - price for 98 has gone from under $2 to $2.14 to $2.44 with this one at $2.67. Next step is to find orchids Took the Bengworden Road to access a nature reserve - hall photo. This is a bit longer route but there is litt