Day 2 - Young to Canberra

As we headed off from Young, the weather was a bit different, as in it was rather cloudy.  It looked rainy, but we only got a brief sprinkle on us.  The landscape is looking rather summery - dry parched paddocks, reflecting the very hot and dry summer we have experienced, particularly as you go further south in the state.

From Young, we were going to travel on a route we haven’t been on before, as it is not on the direct way to anywhere from home.  We were to go through the twin small towns of Murrumburrah and Harden.

Murrumburrah was the first we came to.  It is a very historic area, as reflected by the architecture.  Sadly, it is all looking rather shabby, with only a few businesses trading.

We got chatting to one fellow.  He is the owner of this closed business.  It was opened by his Greek parents back in the 1960s and still has all the 1978 decor and fittings.

We stopped to check out the rather faded silo art, which was hard to get a vantage point for.

While looking at it, we noticed a sculpture.  It was a wonderful depiction of “Bill the Bastard” horse from World War One.

You can read about it here. 

After our little wander it was time to head over to Harden.  The main street was off to the side of the highway, so very little passing traffic.  There were three op shops.  The first was in the St Paul’s church.

The buildings were also old, but not as many as Murrumburrah.  Both these towns have died in recent years, as Young has grown to be a regional hub and is only about 30kms away.

Back on the road, we noticed a sign to the village of Galong.  We’d never heard of it.  As it was only a couple of kms off the road, we swung in to have a look.  There are no businesses there now, but another place that had been a hub back in the day.

Lunch was at Yass, and as we’ve been there a few times recently, I didn’t take any photos.  

We did see one oversized load.  I don’t know what was in that box, but it was obviously heavy, going on the number of axles on the trailer.

Of course Charley Bilby has come along for the ride.

From there it was just on to Canberra, where we settled into the caravan park for a quiet afternoon.  We did enjoy a piece of the passion fruit slice that we bought from the little CWA shop in Young.

The day ended with another lovely sunset.