Thomson & Jordan Rivers

Yesterday we spent 9 hours driving (mainly) and poking about in a (partial) circumnavigation of the Thomson and Jordan Rivers, one of my old hunting grounds. It still takes nearly 3 hours to drive each way (eg) to Mt Victor Spur Track (allegedly the site of a ‘Sweeney Todd’ hostelry during the 1860s) where I used to BEGIN hunting c7:00am, hunt till after dark, spend a few hours having a cook-up/yarning around the fire/waiting for hounds, then drive home. When we lived at Tarwin Lower it was another hour each way, so that often nearly 24 hours had gone by since I woke up. After a short rest I would be up again at 7:00am to go fox hunting all day around the Tarwin Flats. I wonder whether I will ever recover anywhere near THAT level of fitness? There IS a big difference between being 40 and 65!

PS & NB: The firebreaks they have constructed around the Thomson Catchment make excellent private camping areas – plenty of firewood available too!

Marshall Spur Track Upper Thomson River
Marshall Spur Track Upper Thomson River
Victor Spur Track Upper Jordan River
Victor Spur Track Upper Jordan River
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