Today we drove up to the Dandenong Ranges to Upper Ferntree Gully where we stopped off to pick up our tour map which we followed throughout the afternoon.
We visited Cloudehill Gardens and nursery where we took our lunch into and sat under the trees amongst the flowers and garden beds. www.cloudehill.com.au Thankfully the sun was shinning and the day had some warmth but as the afternoon progressed the clouds came over and it appeared as though we going to get some more rain.
We continued the drive which gave us breathtaking views of the surrounding ranges and on through the magnificent towering Mountain Ash Trees which lined the narrow road that snaked its way up to the top. We continued to do the loop which took us up to Mount Evelyn then past the Silvan Reservoir, which is Melbourne's water supply and back down to Monbulk.
We went back to Kallista and Belgrave where we completed the loop. The rain had held off and the day had been most enjoyable and we came away with a greater appreciation of the Dandenong Ranges and of course the great fear there is of Bush Fires which earlier this year had caused such havoc and loss of lives in Victoria.
We set Tommy to get us back to the caravan park in Springvale and were back there in just over half an hour.
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