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Hi all,
I have had a heavy heart today about the devastation. On page 3 of the Telegraph today there was an aerial photo of Timor Country Cottages where I have spent several wonderful holidays, and enjoyed observing on one memorable weekend with Andrew Murrell. I felt sick looking at the photo. On ABC news tonight Helen, whom many of us who stayed at the Cottages would have met, was briefly interviewed. She was understandably devastated. She mentioned that she and her husband Hugh had built the homes there, and that her daughter had been living in the front cottage.
The proprietors of the Mountain Motel were also interviewed on the ABC news, although the surrounding land has been badly scorched, their buildings have been saved. They were looking quite shocked.
Gary - I agree with you that it is hard to imagine that Craggibungle ,which I have also stayed at, could have survived, given that it sits in amongst the trees on high! It is quite a bit further down the Timor Road towards the NP than Timor Rock, so it must surely be lost. That is very sad, because it is such a gorgeous spot.
So glad to hear that everyone is safe. That is of course the main thing.
I will be staying at Pilliga in March (same week that Gary, John Bambury, Lachlan etc, and the visitors from the North will be in Coona). It will be interesting to see how things have come along by then.
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