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On the 7th February 2009 bushfires raged in many parts of Victoria. These fires on this day were to surpass Ash Wednesday, which occurred on 16th February 1982 as Victoria's worst bushfire disaster, taking 180 lives and severely impacting the township of Marysville. About 90% of the buildings in Marysville were destroyed in the blaze with 45 deaths. The population of the town went from 500 to about 200 after the fires, but has since grown to 400 with a steady increase to construction works and visitor numbers. Shovel and I really enjoyed visiting Marysville and loved the laidback atmosphere. Despite the overnight temperature of zero degrees we were snug in our tent 'Rex' and enjoyed a beautiful feed of Beef Cheek and a French HotPot at the Duck Inn in front of a log fire.
Beauty Spot TrailThis trail follows Leary Creek and is a 1.5 kilometre circuit that navigates through tree ferns and over a board walks. We were on the track prior to dusk and the sound of bird life was beautiful.
Steavenson Falls
Drive to Cambarville Historic Township
Cumberland WalkThis walk located near the historic township of Cambarville, approximately 20 kilometres east of Marysville on the top edge of the Yarra Rangers was only a 4 kilometre circuit, but had us trekking through magnificent rainforest and bushland. We passed the tallest flowering trees in the world, rare mature-aged Mountain Ash. One of the highlights is 'The Big Tree' a Mountain Ash that has been dated to be about 400 years old and stands an impressive 85 metres high. The height of the Big Tree changes from year to year due to wind damage, but remains the tallest flowering tree in Victoria, if not the Southern Hemisphere. These Mountain Ash trees are second in height only to the California Redwood trees, these of which we were privileged to see in the Great Otway National Park. The walk also took us into a rainforest gorge to Cora Lyn Falls and we marvelled at the views as we glimpsed into the Cumberland Valley.
 Point Addis is located about 10 kilometres west of Torquay along the SurfCoast, just past the world-famous Bells Beach. Gumby had caught a cold so we opted for a small adventure today, a few kilometre return walk to the Point Addis lookout along the Koorie Cultural Trail.
 Flinders Peak & East-West Walking Trails, approx. 7.5 kilometres including 450 stairs
It is believed the You Yangs were formed by a volcano, but despite the granite rocky outcrops being the result of essentially cooled magma, during the volcanic period the You Yangs would have actually been underground, as the surface of the earth was several kilometres higher. We came across a similar explanation of the land's current formation when we visited the Australia Age of Dinosaurs in Winton, Queensland.
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