What A Difference A Year Makes

KINGLAKE What an eerie feeling it was driving through the area that was destroyed by fire in February 2009. The devastation just seemed to stretch for kilometres, it is hard to believe that some people got out of the area as the roads in and out are quite narrow and windy and there would of been nil visibility. Today it was really gusty up there compared to where we are staying down the hill at Healesville.

At the crest of the hill there is a village with relocatable homes and screening to give each one some privacy and there are a lot of new homes constructed and more under construction. YARRA VALLEY Rows of grape vines as far as the eyes can see and wineries we have never heard of. Strange to think that a few kilometres up the road there was such devastation. Closer to Healesville there were several strawberry farms.

DE BORTOLI Had to get a photo at the sign of the home of Paul's wine casks.