Drive: 408km; total towed: 2654km
It wasn't so cold this morning so we didn't need any of the heating options available. Wendy was a little slow in getting going and packing up (Greg had done most of his yesterday) and we only left just before 9am, which was a bit of an error.
First stop was at Gundagai as Bob and Noeleene had said it was worth a look. We had lunch and coffee in the van before heading out and must have spent an hour and a half looking at all the old stuff. There was quite a bit to see and the stand out for Greg was the Catholic Church with LOTS of lead-lighting in the windows. Wendy can't really claim a stand-out.
Next stop was to refuel the truck at Collingullie as it seemed to have the cheapest diesel around.
Final stop was here in Jerilderie. We chose a free camp on the Billabong Creek right by the weir. We expected a lot more campers, but we are it at the time of writing (7pm). There is a steady stream of water over the weir which will either make us want to go to the toilet all night, or sooth us into a deep sleep.
We had a chicken curry which was knocked up pretty quickly so we could enjoy it with a glass of wine whilst overlooking the Creek.
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| "The Great Rescue of 1852" - sculpture in Gundagai |
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| Gundagai Theatre |
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| Catholic Church Gundagai |
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| Inside the Church |
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| Gundagai pub - one of them |
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| Old Gundagai Gaol |
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| Gundagai Courthouse and War Memorial |
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| Coffee shop in Gundagai |
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| Gundagai Post Office |
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| Gundagai |
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| Gundagai Cenotaph |
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| The old rail bridge |
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| The old vehicle bridge in Gundagai in a very sad state |
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| The two old bridges |
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| A very old house in Gundagai |
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| Water tank to replenish water into the old steam engines |
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| Old Gundagai Railway Station |
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| A nice house in Gundagai |
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| Courthouse, again |
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| Old pub being done up, Gundagai |
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| Old petrol pump, Gundagai |
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| "Dad and Dave, Mum and Mabel" (aka the Rudd Family), Gundagai |
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| RAAF Museum @ Wagga Wagga - Meteor?? |
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| F1-11 |
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| Canberra Bomber |
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| Painted water tower at Lockhart |
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| Easter Rosella on the water tower |
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| Farm Art Sculptures in Lockhart |
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| As above; the coach driver |
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| Lockhart |
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| Lockhart |
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| Scenery today - flat and dry! |
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| Free camp in Jerilderie - Billabong Creek The Weir |
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| Free camp in Jerilderie - Billabong Creek The Weir |
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| The weir at Jerilderie |
Again I love your photos. Some of Gundagai looks a lot like Braidwood I think. Your campsite is beautiful ... wish we were there with you!!
ReplyDeleteLove and thoughts always. Take care. Mum & Dad