848.3 kms

[cheeky]

hubs and i went too victoria today too have a a peek at the places the where the fires ruined..

i think we wanted to just know ourselves what had happened,
as on another thread you may have read we took good clothing .blankets and toiletries too shepparton
which was the only place open for us..(rang so many places..as in where can we bring the goods too)

we by accident ended up in flowerdale..the worst hit..

i nearly had an "off" gawking and crying...

a house here and the neighbours gone...

we turned around at flowerdale itself...because of signs/..

we respected that..



donated to local wildlife appeal while there

[rave]

good on ya cheeky, its hard to picture what the damage is like guess you have to see it for ya self so see how bad it really is!

[cheeky]

yes and the smell of dead animals in the air..

it was very sobering..

and i can imagine people asking "why is my house gone and the neighbours stand"

[BUSGO]

That's right up there with the iron butt mileage Cheeky.
You must be having trouble sitting down to type.

[cheeky]

i,m having my troubles today...

to be truthful......

[Missy_Moo]

awesome ride,

But sad scenery...

I drove through it a few days after on my long haul trip in 3 days with a stressing girlfriend and her 2 boarder collies... You could just see how scorched, glazed the ground was left and the distance it fireballed across....

[cheeky]

its aweful isnt it missy...
you cannot describe it..

we were riding along through hills, then over alot of bends and twisties.we topped a curve

it all changed..

it was surreal'

just horrible.

i just after 5 km started to cry.seeing where homes were

helmet fogged up

[cheeky]

my hands are burnt..where the jacket didnt cover up

small price..

[cheeky]

i have found muscles i didnt know i had!!!! lordy


ok ill stop sooking now

[Mutha]

I have heard there are still 40 people unaccounted for.

[cheeky]

your kidding..it cant be true

what i saw was ppl busy cleaning up..going through their homes


it would be aweful 40 ppl lost.

amonsgt our friends,a guy lost his daughter

[Madmax]

We rode through some of it on the way down to the Supers. Michelle, my mate on the back, was crying too as we rode through it, and that was on the Hume. Kilmore and Flowerdale turnoffs?? Just shocking. These poor people will now have to face autumn and winter in tents and caravans. If only there was more we could do than just throw money.


Max