

He also seems to be very protective of Uma, defending her from bullying and harassment as well as being by her side in a fight. After Uma, Harry is close to Gil, the muscle of their pirate crew unlike the rest of their crew, the two of them stuck together during the two years Uma was gone from the Isle, always waiting for a chance to escape to find their leader and continue their pirating. Harry has unquestioning loyalty to his best friend Uma, whom he immediately returns to obeying once they reunite in Descendants 3. Harry finds the idea of summer school laughable, as even the schools on the Isle did not have it he laughs that it must be the reason Audrey snapped. He considers Tourney to be "a wee boys game". The hook may be a memory or deep connection to his father, Captain Hook. When Jay dropped it into the ocean, Harry jumped in after it without a second thought. When Jay grabbed his hook and threatened to drop it into the ocean, Harry backed away and dropped his sword as people would do in a hostage situation. Harry is fond of his hook to the point of being obsessed with it. His heart is shown (figuratively) when it comes to his hook. It’s got Gippsland’s greatest paintings, sculptures, textiles and prints, as well as some of the nation’s best touring exhibitions.Harry is sneaky, wild, unpredictable (which can be perceived as crazy), rude, and evil but has a heart. Down south? Archies Creek Hotel is a great music venue with an eclectic roster.īehind the heritage listed brutalist exterior of the Port of Sale building on Sale’s main drag, you’ll find the visionary Gippsland Art Gallery. In the heartland? Live at the Bundy is an old country hall just outside Sale, which has been decked out with state-of-the-art PA. Headed east? The Waterwheel Beach Tavern is an iconic venue, right on the edge of Lake Tyers. If you’re in Gippsland on a Saturday night, you need to check out one of our great live music venues. Why not hire a Bulls cruiser and just explore them afloat? Also try Marley point or Lake Tyers at dawn. The lake system is expansive and you can’t really go wrong anywhere, but the views around Paynesville and Raymond Island at twilight are particularly enchanting. Just ask Brendan Sims – he’s an artist friend of mine and has painted the lakes exclusively for the last 40 years. The colours, especially at dawn or twilight, would blow Monet’s mind. There’s something unique about the water in the Gippsland Lakes. Be sure to bring your footy and have a kick at Australia’s highest altitude oval, too. I’m talking Australia’s most picturesque cemetery, spooky ghost tours, and a trip that will take you 200 metres into the belly of a mountain. Now the permanent population is about 20. In 1860, Walhalla’s population was 4000, thanks to gold fever. It’s no coincidence that this place was named after Viking heaven. Be sure to stop in at the Tarra-Bulga Guest House in Balook for a great feast by firelight and some terrific cocktails, fuelled by local Gippsland liquor. It’s an ancient rainforest, lush all year round, and home to the consummate lyrebird who can (and will) mimic near any sound.
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Here are Harry’s top spots to check out in Gippsland, plus the best music on the local scene.Īs my kids describe it, Tarra Bulga is our very own Jurassic park. All the songs relate to that time in my life in some way.” In 2019, by chance at a bush doof in the mountains, I met my now wife Mim. “I moved back to Gippsland from Nashville and went into a period of solitude. “I made no snake in the tree during the first year of the pandemic in 2020,” he says. In 2020, he dropped no snake in the tree, his first self-produced album. He settled in Gippsland and began working on a new solo project. Over his career, he’s been nominated for an Aria, toured around Australia, Europe and America, opened for The Eagles, and taken out the prestigious International Songwriting Competition.Īfter playing in session bands alongside the likes of Paul Kelly, Kasey Chambers and Bernard Fanning, Harry Hook Is Real left Nashville in 2018 to return to his roots. He grew up on a farm in the tiny township of Cowwarr, nestled in the green valley between the Strzelecki Ranges and the Great Dividing Range. Harry Hook Is Real (the artist formerly known as Harry Hookey) is a Gippsland folk legend.
