Tarra Valley is situated two-and-a-half hours South East of Melbourne, 19 kilometres North West of Yarram, Victoria, Australia.
It is close to the Tarra Bulga National Park, and the start of the Grand Strzelecki Track , and within driving distance to Ninety Mile Beach.
Staying at home and obeying curfew! We are lucky as we still have our jobs, our overall health is great ( except for David’s failed shoulder surgery) and so far we don’t know anyone that has tested positive to Covid 19. Apart from not being able to travel or see family – life really is … Read more
After our short break it was time to pack up and go home. We took the dogs for one last run around in one of the off leash areas at Best Friend Holiday Retreat. We packed up the car and headed home. Yarragon Craft and Produce Market We were planning to stop and have lunch … Read more
As this was our second visit to the Tarra Valley and we had already done some of the touristy things, we were looking for new places to see and explore. We read through some of the brochures and decided to drive to Port Welshpool and then onto Agnes Falls. We hadn’t planned on seeing the … Read more
It’s hard to find a truly fenced property anywhere in Victoria for a holiday. That’s why Best Friend Holiday Retreat is a winner. We were looking for a dog friendly place to have a little break for a few days around the ANZAC day holiday. Its hard to find a properly fenced property that will … Read more
We love our two dogs Taffee and Fudge ( now 7 and 8) and have had little holidays with them in the past. Best Friend Holiday Retreat has to be the best dog friendly accommodation set up we have come across so far. The property has fenced camping sites and cabins set on green rolling … Read more
Summary of our Melbourne to Tarra Valley trip (with our fluffy dogs) Planning this road trip had a couple of ways of doing it – with or without the dogs. David’s back was still not up to the whole camping thing (packing heavy stuff and putting up and down a tent), so we decided to … Read more
End of holiday at Best Friend Holiday Retreat Rainy day in the Tarra Valley. We packed up the car in the rain. It was even too wet to take dogs for walk before getting in the car ( we like to do this to calm them down). The rain did clear up along the way. … Read more
Blue Sky Day at Woodside Beach What a Beautiful day to go to Woodside Beach ( unlike the other day we visited Woodside beach). It’s what I refer to as “Blue Sky Day“. Woodside Beach is close to the starting point of the Ninety Mile Beach which starts at Port Albert and goes through to Lakes Entrance. Woodside Beach Surf Life … Read more
The drive to and through Tarra-Bulga National Park is not far from Best Friend Holiday Retreat where we were staying. It is a lovely drive through forest and while the roads are bitchumen, they are very narrow and windy. Dogs are not allowed in the National Park so we took the dogs for a long walk … Read more
Our plan today was to drive to Port Albert and have a look around and then have fish and chips for lunch. First we had some yummy bacon and eggs cooked on the BBQ at our cabin in Best Friend Holiday Retreat for breakfast. The dogs waiting patiently for David’s crumbs (and possibly a tiny … Read more
We had a big sleep in and took the dogs for a play in one of the off leash areas before heading off on a drive to the closest off leash beach where dogs are allowed. We left Tarra Valley at around midday and headed off to Woodside beach which is about a 40 minute … Read more