Leaving Gunning , we head back toward Goulburn , stopping at Marulan for fuel before heading toward Moss Vale . We were amazed at how green & lush it was around Goulburn & Marulan - we'd never seen it like that before .
We stopped at Penrose Pine Forest Rest Area - we were thinking of camping out there for the night , but it was muddy & wet . Hmmm okay , Plan B , off to Berrima to check out that campsite , Hmmm also wet & muddy , no sun for the solar , okay Plan C , ring up the Showgrounds in Moss Vale and see if we can get in a day early - yes Plan C was working !! Going through town , playing in the traffic we arrived at the showgrounds and started to park the van on the site given to us , Hmmm , 4wd required to get it on site , it was extremely soft underfoot , but we got it in place and didn't have to move for a few days - hopefully it dries out . Here's a view of the main arena , how green is that !
Autumn can be cold & miserable & colourful , here's some of the colour .
Leighton Gardens in the main street also showing off .
Time for some aerial shots above the Showgrounds .
This is looking to the east
This is the high school , with a heap of new houses in what was a farm left centre of photo .
Time has been spent catching up with some friends & doctors check ups & drying things out .
Next , we move to Mittagong for a couple of days - Moss Vale couldn't give us any more time , and we catch up with some more family & friends . We did manage to get a walk in at Lake Alexandra , it was wet , but we still headed off down 40 ft Falls walk - somewhere we've never been in all those years living in Moss Vale . Trees in the park were also showing plenty of colour .
Here's the lake and water spout .
Water was coming out of the ground everywhere as we wandered down the track , the creek was flowing well .
There were some flowers out , ferns were going berserk .
The odd banksia as well .
This is a bridge over the creek , ferns aplenty.
More colourful trees around the lake .
With limited time in the highlands we could only catch up with a few of our friends - there's never enough time .
There were a few road closures due to landslides - Macquarie Pass and the road down to Kangaroo Valley , whilst other roads are not in the best condition due to potholes and water damage . Everywhere is extremely wet at the moment .
We came to the conclusion very quickly , that we don't like the cold - the bitter cold and lazy winds that won't go around you , but rather go straight through you . You could say we're getting soft - nothing wrong with soft and WARM !!!
No comments:
Post a Comment