Week Commencing 11 April 2011
Monday – After lots of discussions last night we had a change of plans. Decided to head to New South Wales via Murray River district. Don’t really know why the change , guess we are bit over the deserts. As we leave Port Augusta and travel over the Sterling Ranges, we decide it was the right decision. Beautiful green rolling hills and very pretty ranges. Our first stop for the night was Renmark, the caravan park was situated right on the very full Murray River. We settle in early as it is very cold.
Tuesday we hook up and take the van into town to have a look around. We have decided we need to visit here again, a very lovely part of the world. We hit the road and head for Mildura. The trip has been very uneventful. We arrive at Mildura and spend the afternoon having a look around. Yes, another beautiful part of Australia. We traced the story of how Mildura became an irrigated oasis in the midst of an arid land. We also visited Woodsies Gem Shop, an amazing place, it was once a family hobby that has grown into an outstanding display of gemstones, jewellery and gifts. Over 6,000 pieces of jewellery in innovative styles . Crafted in their workshop on site. Aladdins Cave is a spectacular display of crystals, fossils and carvings from around the world. Worth a visit.
Wednesday, left camp around 10am (people always talk when you are hitching up) strange. We stopped for lunch only and arrived at Narrandera around 4pm. Set up camp, went for a walk and just rest for the rest of the afternoon.
Thursday 14th, up early had a walk around town and then hit the road for the trip to Yass via the Dog sits on the Tuckerbox. Yass caravan park an interesting place, nobody at reception so we just went on in a chose a nice spot, went into town to have a look around. When we returned a van on either side, really close they really pack them in. We paid for our site and went into the Soliders Club for dinner.
Friday we headed for Canberra only a short 90kms. The caravan park is not the best but will serve the purpose. We settle in and then head off to see Parliament House, what an amazing place. We took a tour which was very informative and takes you to some places the public are not allowed. The building cost around 1.1billion dollars to build, all tax payers money.
Saturday was of course TAB day, so we went into NSW to Qubenyane , shared lunch with John and then I took myself off to Lennon Bros Circus, it was a great afternoon.
Sunday, Bernie & Bev picked us up and gave us a tour of their hometown of Canberra. We visited the markets at Kingston and then as we were driving around Bernie managed to get us lost. We then went back to their son Brendon’s place for a late lunch. Brendon, Bec and their children Mackayla & Karlie were delightful, a great afternoon was had by all.
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