We headed for home on the Friday, with the plan to take two days, having a look around the towns on the way. However, when the weather was so wet, and having got away at a good time, we thought we may as well get home. It gets like that, you are ready to be home.
The route we took was through Kangaroo Valley, Moss Vale, Goulburn, Crookwell, Tuena, Trunkey Creek and home.
The thing about visiting the coast is that you have to travel over the Great Dividing Range, regardless of which way you go. When towing a van it is not an easy drive, particularly in the wet.
It is a steep drive over Cambewarra Mountain, but so very pretty in the rainforest, particularly when it is low light and everything is shiny and drippy. Very atmospheric.
We have ridden this road several times on the motorbike, generally in the opposite direction. There is one corner where the footpeg scraped the road surface every time, as it was so tight. A very different experience to towing a van.
As I said, not the easiest of drives.
We noticed one pretty little waterfall beside the road.
What goes up, must go down. This took us down to the village of Kangaroo Valley.
It is such a pretty settlement, although rather touristy, but the weather meant it was not the day for having a look around. The historic bridge is always a nice one to cross.
We then had to climb back out of the valley, this time ending up in the Southern Highlands area.
We finally drove out of the rain once we reached the Goulburn area. We noticed how different the landscape is from where we had been. We had lunch in Goulburn. Mick suggested it was a good day for “Friday Pie Day”, so that is what we did at a local bakery. Yummo. They hit the spot.
From there we just drove through to home. You feel you are on top of the world when you in the Tuena area. Notice how very dry it is. This area is in the grips of drought. Australia is such a land of contrasts.
Finally, as we neared home there was a slight tinge of green to the landscape, which was a welcome sight.
We were home by mid afternoon and had the van all unpacked that day.
It had been a thoroughly enjoyable few days away, and something we had been looking forward to. The cricket was well worth attending and we now know what everyone raves about when they speak of Jervis Bay and Huskisson in particular.
Now we have to start thinking about our next trip away. This trip has whet our appetite to be on the road again.
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