Mount Beauty Fly-away
To say the Mount Beauty Fly-away 11-13 March was a success would be a chronic understatement: it was nothing short of brilliant! The weather was the best we could have hoped for with little to worry about on both the trip there and back with, get this, tailwinds in both directions! No-one had any trouble getting into or out of what can be a tricky airport, and the weekend itself was loaded with good times, good food and, yes, some good wine. In all, 19 people in nine aeroplanes joined the party with club member Shane Stone hooking up with us for the Saturday and Saturday night. After arrival we made our way by coach up the twisty mountain road to Falls Creek and lunch at Huskis Cafe. Lunch was walked off on the short path to the iconic Wallace Hut, a gentle stroll among dead snow gums that took on a very ethereal quality. On the Sunday we toured around the region with stops at Yackandandah, Beechworth, Pennyweight Winery, Gapsted Winery and the top of Tawonga Gap. If you didn’t go and haven’t been, you need to put Mount Beauty on your agenda.
We’re here! Eddie celebrates being at Wallace Hut. (Sonya)
You lads have done your weight and balance, haven’t you? Tim, Graeme and Mark load up at Pennyweight. (Sonya)
Going home: Sharon helps with RCR’s tie down ropes. (Sonya)
A section of the LFC planes in the park at YMBT. (Sonya)
They won’t miss one! Mark raids the vines at Gapsted Winery. (Sonya)
Adrianna and Naveen with a new friend at Pennyweight Winery, Beechworth. (Sonya)
Wine tasting at Pennyweight Winery, Beechworth. (Sonya)
All smiles! Naveen and Adrianna at Wallace Hut. (Sonya)
Jenny emerges from Wallace Hut. (Sonya)
Resplendent in their LFC apparel, Glenda and Graham wait for the bus at the airport. (Sonya)
Dead ghost gums lining the track to Wallace Hut.
Claire and Daniel take a load off on a convenient rock.
Team AGD: Graeme Kaufman and Mark Pitcher at the Wallace Hut
Mount Beauty in all its glory. Note the airport in the upper left of the frame.
The LFC team at Sullivans Lookout on the Tawonga Gap Road.
Inside the Wallace Hut near Falls Creek.
Wallace Hut near Falls Creek.