Wanting to get away at a reasonable hour, I was up before 6 and at 6:30am I went and woke Gary. Staggering out of the bedroom a few minutes later, he was seen to exclaim, “So, this is what 6:30 looks like!” We had finally packed the car and headed off only to find us driving through a deluge. It was slow going with lots of water on the road, but we took our time and made it to our pre-arranged lunch stop at Berrima.
We had a lovely lunch at the Courtyard Café at Berrima and met up with Kevin & Marion, our travelling companions. We spent an hour or so wandering around Berrima. What a lovely place! We didn’t have time, but there is a nice Riverwalk along the Wingecarribee River that we saw a bit of and put it down as something to do next time. We came across the historic Berrima Gaol, the courthouse, and some older houses. Thankfully the rain had finally stopped so we stayed dry … but it was pretty cool at 15 degrees.
By 3pm we were back on the road and it was another two and a half hours until we got to Gundagai and our first overnight stop. We got a bit lost and went for a bit of a scenic drive looking for the caravan park – we rang them and asked for directions and said we were next to the golf course. Turns out we were on one side of the golf course and they thought we were on the other side! Anyway, we finally worked it out and made it.
After unpacking we wandered around the park and discovered the lovely Murrumbidgee River right behind our cabin and some amazing disused railway and road viaducts and bridges. By this time it was after 6pm and was now 26 degrees. I think we saw about 3 seasons in one day.
Kev & Maz put together a great BBQ dinner, we had a beer/cider or two, and then decided an early night was on the cards. Big plans for tomorrow as we head off to Echuca.
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