Tuesday 16th September, Wandering our way to Wagga Wagga

Last night as we drove in to our park, we noticed several coaches parked in bays in front of what appeared to be bunk-house accommodation buildings. Over the weekend this area was very quiet and we wondered if it may have been accommodation for schools visiting Canberra. Yesterday, at the AIS, the Arboretum and the lookout we saw various school groups, visiting. Seeing the coaches last night, confirmed our suspicions. We think the children are pretty lucky as their accommodation is very new and swish!  Leaving Canberra today, we were heading to Wagga Wagga, via Gundagai. We hit some wind and rain but considering everything, it was not a problem for us. We called into the famous “Dog on the Tuckerbox” which seemed smaller than I remember. I did enjoy reading about it’s history and being reminded of the song…”There’s a track winding back…..” We decided to visit the town of Gundagai, a few kilometres on from the dog on the tuckerbox. I’m so glad we did! Rob enjoyed a fabulous pie from what is thought to be the oldest bakery in Australia and I loved the incredible history the town had to offer. I remember learning about an Aboriginal man called “Jacky Jacky” when in primary school and I’m not sure if the person I was reading about was the same man, but he and another Aboriginal man, were very famous in Gundagai for rescuing people in the great flood of 1852. There was an impressive statue of the men in the main street. All the main street premises had information boards about the history of the shop, accommodation, bank or whatever. We walked the main street and I said to Rob we would need to return one day

 

and stay. Luckily there is a golf club! There are many more historical sites around the town including Captain Moonlight’s Grave! We continued on our way arriving in Wagga Wagga for lunch. Following this, we drove into the town to check out the golf courses, there are two here and also to check out a lake and the Murrumbidgee River front. The golf courses looked fine but the lake was not that interesting or inviting for kayaking. The Murrumbidgee was very impressive as was the entire river-front walk in the main part of Wagga Wagga. Unfortunately, the river is running very fast and I would not be able to kayak in it but the walk was lovely. We parked the vehicle in Church Street and it was aptly named with three very impressive churches all within 400mts of each other.