Explore New South Wales - Yarrangobilly River to

 The sun came up over our camp and started to warm the chilled air, a good hot cuppa and breakfast was in order. We had visitors wander into camp, 2 male brumbies. One was really quiet and came up to me for a Pat, they then continued to graize amongst the campers.

The day was once again fine and sunny so once we were packed, set off again along the snowy mountain highway toward Tumut.

Stopped at  black Perry lookout, looked out over the charred trees trying to recover from the bushfires in the 2019-2020 season.

Then along the side of lake jounama, Talbingo and then a walk along the top of Blowering dam.

Lunch at Tumut, before heading off to Wagga Wagga where we caught up with Ian and Chris over a lovely dinner.

Spent part of the day at Junee Licorice and chocolate factory then out through Coolamon where we saw the old Southern Arora train which had been restored and was on a 4 day Riverina trip from Sydney.

Back to Ian and Chris’s where we stayed the night again before heading off the next morning.

Explore New South Wales - Yarrangobilly river

 We managed to get away before dawn and headed down through Kangaroo Valley on our way to Culburra Beach to visit friends. We called into Maccas at Nowra for a quick breakfast then on to Lawrie and Chrissy's for a coffee and a long overdue chat.

We headed off down past the HMAS Albatros base , headed down the old Braidwood road , toTianjara Falls where we stopped and walked out to the lookout.

Got to Braidwood and had lunch in a park, Braidwood was very busy not quite sure what was on but good for businesses in the small town.

On the road again towards Cooma where the road turned to dirt so was quite slow going with road works and tree loppers cleaning up after the last fires. Arrived in Cooma where we set up camp in the snowy mountains tourist park , had dinner and shower the amenities were quite old but clean, we chatted to a few of the residents then to bed.

Breakfast and then packed up, heading to Adaminaby a lot of things were shut due to off season, had morning tea then turned off to Old Adaminaby which was on the edge of Lake Eucumbene . the lake is at 30% so the old

town,  which had been flooded years ago, some of the old building ruins were visable , foundations, steps , paths and old relics were back in the sunlight. We were able to drive around the edge for quite a while untill we found a bush track out to the main road this led to Anglers Reach, another small village on the shore of lake Eucumbene we stopped on the waters edge amongst the dead trees that had risen out of the ever lowering water level,  and had lunch before going back on the hwy to head to Yarrangobilly caves.

Just manages to get into the last tour of the Jillabean cave , was fabulous , the caves were small but interesting.

we left the caves and found ourselves on the Yarrangobilly River where we set up for the night.

braidwood road to Braidwood

Tianjara falls

Adaminaby

lake eucumbene

climbing out of lake Eucumbene

anglers Reach

Lake at only 30%

Snowy Mountain Hwy

entering yarrangobilly caves

caves house

jillabean caves

jillabean caves

Yarrangobilly River

camp on the river

black perry lookout

Explore New South Wales Trip 2021

 Well there certainly has been a time where things use to be different to nowadays and with the uncertianty of the border lockdowns it is safer to travel in our own state, so we have been busy packing and servicing our 100 series and camper to do a small trip to outback New South Wales.