Author: Merelyn Terlich

Today we unhooked the van, packed a picnic lunch, yes a picnic!, and left for a day in Canberra. Chris decided to take the back roads, through the hills, so dry out here, stock wandering around rock exposed paddocks, looking for fodder. Finally after a long way , and wrong way, and a photo stop of the bridge in Wee Jasper we made it into Canberra about 1pm. Spent 4 hrs in the war memorial.                                                    Interesting time ,as well as checking out relatives that served. As the sun went down, we remembered them, as the shadows fell over the wall of honour. Oh, the picnic, we stopped beside the road, rather hungry at 5.30pm. Got back to camp around 7pm. Another good day.

Yesterday evening we pulled into a parking area, at Pheasants Nest .Not bad for an  overnight stop, before heading out about 9.30 this morning. By the time we got to Goulburn the pleasant weather had turned miserable. Rain and blowing a gale. Called into Berrima, busy with tourists, so we didn’t stop. At our lunch break we walked around tracks on the old highway ,took photos of the water culverts built in the 1830s. Great work of art compared to the concrete pipes ,used under the new highway. We’re now at Jugiong sports ground on the river.  Quite a few others camped here. We’ll rest up for a couple of days, as this lifestyle can be hard going .ha ha.  No tv, but that’s ok. Met another couple that have a van like ours, they are happy with theirs too.  Now for a couple of photos and an early night.

Jugiong is a very small town on the Murrumbidgee River.