Home at last

After a week down at Beechworth we're finally back home. We had the best time away. There were so many highlights.

Firstly we all got to meet our friend Ellie. After years of emailing and posting we finally got to lay eyes on one another. She is such a great gal. Hopefully we'll all get to meet up again soon.

Here is a pic of Ellie in the background with Lucy.

Secondly we got to go swimming at the damn. We hardly ever get to swim so it was a real treat.

Lucy got the hang of it really quickly. She can swim in really deep water and even bring back small logs in her mouth. Tess is a good swimmer too but Willow was a bit nervous so she didn't go in very deep at all.

Here is a pic of Lucy fetching a stick while the rest of us look on.

It was a really hot week and as we live in the Mountains we're not really used to the heat so it was really good to be able to wade in the cool water.

This is a pic of me cooling down.

Our pinkies don't really like to have us off lead as we have this habit of running off. On our second trip out to the damn Lucy and I decided it would be good to go exploring in the bush. So when D & B were watching Tess and Willow, we slipped away. We could hear them calling and calling but the temptation of a new adventure was just too exciting so we kept going. Soon we split up and explored the area separatley. I found a bog to check out. It was the best, muddy and stinky. I could hear the car coming down the dirt track and after a while it turned and went back. I suspect it was B who had found Lucy wandering back up the track. I stayed hidden for a while longer. Then when I was good and ready I headed back up the dirt track. That's when I came across B in the car. He took one look at me covered in mud and threw me in the back.

Needless to say that was our last trip to the damn. We just can't be trusted off leash.

Beechworth is a great place of us doggies to holiday. We found a great cottage which is totally pet friendly with the biggest backyard ever. Infact we could run right around the house and bark at anyone who walked by which we did frequently.

Here is a pic of D and I standing out the front of our holiday cottage.

Well finally the last highlight of our holiday was the fact that it was my birthday last Thursday. I turned 7. We didn't have a pawty but I did get a special present. Since I'm not really into toys D & B thought I would like a nice pillow. It has a dog on it and it's tail also acts as a handle so I can carry it around with me wherever I go.

Here is a pic of me with my new pillow.

Beechworth is an old gold mining town in Victoria. There are many old buildings to explore. We thought you'd like to see some sights around the town.

There used to be a railway that went through Beechworth but it was too expensive to run as it is very hilly area and surrounded by granite hills so they diverted the track to bypass the town. The rail line is now converted to a cycle track which runs for many kilometres.

Here is a pic of us posing at an old freight shed.

This is the post office

This is the facade of the old hospital

Lastly here are two airedales that we met that live in Beechworth.

So there you have it, our holiday may be over but we've taken so many pics that we have a great memory.

Hugs and tail wags

Noah

Having fun in Beechworth

G'day doggie and hammie pals,

It's halfway through our holiday and we're having a fabo time. The best part so far has been meeting Ellie. Ok, I was a bit keen to start with but I settled really quickly. Even my sissies were really good. Lucy quite liked doing the attack of the neck thing with Ellie but she got told off so we think eventually she got the message. Ellie was pretty relaxed around us too so all in all it was a success. Ellie and her pinkies left yesterday morning so it's back to normal now.

Here is a pic of Ellie and I together.

The best fun we all had together was on Saturday avo. It' s pretty hot down here so the pinkies took us all to this lake for a swim. Well we're not really used to swimming but we all got the hang of it really quickly. Tess and Lucy did really good swimming and I had a bit of a swim too.

Willow and Tess by the waters edge.



Tess with a log in her mouth.



Lucy splashing throught the water.




Me in the damn.



This has been a great holiday so far. Stay tuned for more Beechworth holiday pics.
Hope everyone is well and we'll catch you soon.

Noah, Willow, Tess and Lucy