Summer in the High Country - A word from Coxy!
Lake Eildon
Howqua Valley is just 27 kilometres south of Mansfield on the shores of Lake Eildon.
When the Summer really starts to sizzle and temperatures soar in the high country, this is the place to cool down.
On this magnificent day the lake is back to its former glory.
Sandra whizzed up a feast for lunch, and there was a lot more on the menu for that day.
I gave waterskiing another shot, after all Eildon is famous for it.
Doug McLaren and his wife Shirley who own this sleek rocket are doing their best with the coaching tips - but it just didn't work.
The Princess can sleep 12 and the prices for a weekend start from $1,210.00 and the weekly tariff starts from $2,420.00.
With over 500 kilometres of shoreline, Eildon holds up to six times the amount of water of Sydney Harbour.
The Howqua Caravan Park is the ultimate family place.
Howqua Caravan Park and Houseboats
Phone 03 5777 3588
Awaiting us was the aquatic royalty, the Howqua Princess.
After 8 years of unrelenting drought, the water is thankfully back.
The Howqua Caravan Park owners, Sandra and Jim Duell remember the tough times when water capacity got down to 6 percent - It was a disaster.
With the lure of a swimming pool, these wonderfully warm people hung on to their regulars and their dream.
