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Over the Christmas break I've tried to figure out where all the local kids have been. There have been many tourist kids around but no locals. then my own boys came down from Melbourne to join their friends for New Years.

Hiawatha. That's where all the local kids have been partying. Whilst all the tourist kids have flocked to the beach and general tourist areas, most of the local kids have headed up into the hills to get away from the trouble that usually occurs .

Not too sloppy our children when they can organise something like that. There's a waterfall, a swimming pond, camping area, established adult camp sites of those who keep an eye on everything, and no where to buy more alcohol if they run out. Basically, once set up there's no where else to go . Phone reception is at a total minimum so they aren't sitting texting all the time but actually having fun out doors.

I suppose the pics will come after they all return home ..........should be interesting. :wah::wah::wah:



what did your children want to do/or did during the Christmas/New years break?

Oh this is Hiawatha ............. Gippsland In Picture

Lookin at the pics made me think "That could be Scotland"

Another page shows place name Aberfeldy, a place in Perthshire Scotland, and other scottish names too.

To me, it looks like New Hampshire! Really lovely, fuzzy, looks so peaceful & serene (without all the kids on holiday!). I think Minnehaha is one word. Not, you know: Minnie! Ha Ha!, like we're making fun of poor Minnie!

My little boy (33!) spent the holiday getting engaged & going with fiancee to Chicago to visit friends & welcome the New Year in. Grown-up stuff.

AnneBoleyn;1443699 wrote: To me, it looks like New Hampshire! Really lovely, fuzzy, looks so peaceful & serene (without all the kids on holiday!). I think Minnehaha is one word. Not, you know: Minnie! Ha Ha!, like we're making fun of poor Minnie!

My little boy (33!) spent the holiday getting engaged & going with fiancee to Chicago to visit friends & welcome the New Year in. Grown-up stuff.


My youngest has just returned from borrowing my flat in London so that she and her friends could see in the New Year on the Embankment amongst three quarters of a million other partygoers - I slept through it

Must be nice to have more than one abode!

Bruv;1443697 wrote: Lookin at the pics made me think "That could be Scotland"

Another page shows place name Aberfeldy, a place in Perthshire Scotland, and other scottish names too.


You have no idea how disappointed I was when I went to Scotland. Just to see my own backyard. pfft!!!

But you are right Gippsland does look like Scotland when our winter comes. A lot of Scots and Irish came to Gippsland in the early days. They were responsible for a lot of the slaughtering of the local tribes in my immediate area.

Victoria is a lot different to many parts of the country. But to most tourist surprise it does look a lot like many areas of the world. Except for the vegetation and animals and the fires and the coast line. lol

Part of my family is from Perthshire. I have the address of where one of my grandads was born somewhere.

AnneBoleyn;1443699 wrote: To me, it looks like New Hampshire! Really lovely, fuzzy, looks so peaceful & serene (without all the kids on holiday!). I think Minnehaha is one word. Not, you know: Minnie! Ha Ha!, like we're making fun of poor Minnie!

My little boy (33!) spent the holiday getting engaged & going with fiancee to Chicago to visit friends & welcome the New Year in. Grown-up stuff.


There's always a history behind name places in Australia. Some made out of jokes, some had meaning to a person going through, and some just look like somewhere else in the world. I find it strange that it has an American Indian name ...I'll ask one of the hysterical society people why it's called that, shouldn't be hard to find out .

Hope your son had a lovely time and congrats to him .

Bryn Mawr;1443702 wrote: My youngest has just returned from borrowing my flat in London so that she and her friends could see in the New Year on the Embankment amongst three quarters of a million other partygoers - I slept through it


Awesome!!!

fuzzywuzzy;1443695 wrote: Oh this is Hiawatha ............. Gippsland In Picture


This is a beautifully site! Perhaps next Christmas I can travel with your children!

You must be proud of your boys!

I hope you will share the pictures.

Lady J

Lady J;1443708 wrote: This is a beautifully site! Perhaps next Christmas I can travel with your children!

You must be proud of your boys!

I hope you will share the pictures.

Lady J


You'd be most welcome.

I don't think my boys will want to share most of their pics lol lol lol

Apparently my youngest just wanted to sleep and play video games. Of course he had to be back to college the 29th for wrestling practice so it wasn't for long.

YZGI;1443760 wrote: Apparently my youngest just wanted to sleep and play video games. Of course he had to be back to college the 29th for wrestling practice so it wasn't for long.


lol

AnneBoleyn;1443703 wrote: Must be nice to have more than one abode!


You're joking - twice the cost and half the family

Bryn Mawr;1443933 wrote: You're joking - twice the cost and half the family


So it's not an investment property then?

fuzzywuzzy;1444311 wrote: So it's not an investment property then?


No, I work away from home and needed somewhere to stay during the week - I started by renting but my wife wouldn't stay in the dum^h^h^h bedsits I was in and we worked out the buying was as cheap as the rent I was paying.

Mind you, it's not losing money so I guess it's an investment.

Ten minute walk to work instead of a five and a half hour daily commute is some recompense for being away from the family