We decided to go down through Gippsland, as I hadn’t been down there since I was a kid, and Matt had never been down there. I have a lot of family history there and lots of family in Gippsland. 

We were amazed at how beautiful it is down there. It was March so the weather was warmish which made us liked it even more. 

The caravan air conditioner had to get fix, so we left the van for the day in Warragul and headed out to Nerrium South to find where my dad had gone to school. We also found the farm where he grew up and the farm my parents shared farmed on. 
    
I was quiet surprise by Nerrium South it was a great little town, very tidy and pretty and had an awesome playground for the kids.

We then went in search of the Ada Tree which was left during the harvest of the old forest and is now one of the biggest trees of its kind. Boys were amazed at how big it was. 
  
  
We then went to the Noojee Trestle bridge. A beautiful old wooden bridge that was used to cart timber out of the forest. It is amazing. 

  
  
  
So beautiful green and dense forest down here. We picked up the caravan and then camped Wirilda Environment Park at Yallourn North. It was a great little camp spot. With creek running through and weir a little way up and the pump house. Was perfect. On the way there we past the Yallourn Power Station boys were very impressed by the process which gives us power. And all the steam. 

  
The next day we were very lucky to be able to camp at my cousin/god father’s beautiful house. The boys were in heaven. I was stressing to the max, a brand new house and 2 untamed boys. It was so lovely, we were made very welcome. We had a family dinner to see everyone, which was fantastic. 

The next day we left van and drove to Lou Yang power station to see coal mine and power plant together and operating. It was amazing the size of it all. 

  
We then drove to Tarra Bulga info centre and took the walk over the suspended bridge. It was drizzling but made the walk pretty cool as it felt like a rainforest. There were so many cool trees and different tree ferns. Matt of course shook bridge, so then Nate didn’t want to cross but eventually he did it. Was great spot. 

  We then decided to keep driving around out there and we found Tara Falls which was a beautiful little falls. We then came through some little towns that were in such a beautiful place. Then up on to farm country. 

That night we caught with some of Matt’s friends that he work with in Darwin. They were so lovely and they let the boys trash their shed so the boys were happy.

The next day we said goodbye to my cousin/god father and his family. It was so lovely reconnecting with them after so long between seeing him. I will treasure it forever. 

I can’t believe we have never been to Gippsland before, it was so beautiful and so different from the parts of Victoria we normally visit. I loved it down. The forest and timber mill history, to farming countryside and then these power stations and massive coal mines. 

If you’ve never been do yourself a favour and go explore Gippsland. 
Take Care xo