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Bright Vic May 24th 2024

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Bright, Victoria. May 24 2024 Its been a while since our last trip (seven months) and there has been a major change, in that the Territory has been replaced with a BMW X5. It has had a complete set of new electronics and tow bar installed, and apart from a short trip to Fyshwick to get the van serviced, this is our maiden voyage. Apart from drama and expense with having to have the install done twice, the van had new brake magnets installed and certainly on the way back from the service it felt like it had no brakes at all. Fortunately they seem to be coming good, perhaps Mr Llloyd was right, they just need bedding in. Anyhow, we set out from home right after the morning peak hour and had a trouble free run of 450k down to Bright. Naturally we stopped at Holbrook for lunch and took the GPS directed short cut from Albury to Bright via Baranduda, Staghorn Flats, Yakandandah and a heap of other tiny tiny towns. Very pleasant run. We are camped upon at the ig 4 in Bright, which is heaps co...