We made an early start today. After our morning porridge we packed away the tent and got going.
Once leaving the national park we drove for a while before stopping at Tilba, a National Trust village. It was very quaint and was founded in the the 1800s. There was a lot of boutique shops and colourful wooden buildings.
We stopped at numerous picnic grounds and a few places we had visited before, including a sports ground where we had camped in a previous trip and a little lake.
Our next stop was Cooma where we bought some snacks including another Ice Fanta. We continued along the Snowy Mountain highway, the clouds disappeared and out came the sun. We recognised some of the features as we had used this road before, including the red snow sticks that lined the road and a little wooden emergency shelter for use in the winter. We stopped here for lunch.
On again towards our camping spot. The scenery was stunning. We stopped at a view point looking out over the mountains. There are hardly any cars on this route and driving is enjoyable! Eventually the road started to follow the Blowering Dam, where various water speed records had been set. We even saw an emu trotting along the waterside. Following this we spotted various National Park campsites along the way to our final resting place, The Pines Campground.
We set up camp under the shade of the trees, a little way back from the water's edge. As the sun set, the kangaroos appeared. There were lots of them bounding around. The campfire was lit and we enjoyed the orange glow of the flames before bedtime. When the fire went out we spent a while looking up into the night sky at the millions of stars. It was incredible, no lights to disturb the view. Wow!
Once leaving the national park we drove for a while before stopping at Tilba, a National Trust village. It was very quaint and was founded in the the 1800s. There was a lot of boutique shops and colourful wooden buildings.
We stopped at numerous picnic grounds and a few places we had visited before, including a sports ground where we had camped in a previous trip and a little lake.
Our next stop was Cooma where we bought some snacks including another Ice Fanta. We continued along the Snowy Mountain highway, the clouds disappeared and out came the sun. We recognised some of the features as we had used this road before, including the red snow sticks that lined the road and a little wooden emergency shelter for use in the winter. We stopped here for lunch.
On again towards our camping spot. The scenery was stunning. We stopped at a view point looking out over the mountains. There are hardly any cars on this route and driving is enjoyable! Eventually the road started to follow the Blowering Dam, where various water speed records had been set. We even saw an emu trotting along the waterside. Following this we spotted various National Park campsites along the way to our final resting place, The Pines Campground.
We set up camp under the shade of the trees, a little way back from the water's edge. As the sun set, the kangaroos appeared. There were lots of them bounding around. The campfire was lit and we enjoyed the orange glow of the flames before bedtime. When the fire went out we spent a while looking up into the night sky at the millions of stars. It was incredible, no lights to disturb the view. Wow!