We weren't the first up this morning. The kangaroos were enjoying the grass outside the tent. We watched them enjoying their breakfast, whilst hiding out in the tent. One kangaroo had a small baby in her pouch. Next we walked to the water's edge where about 50 kangaroos were grazing. A couple were rested up on their hind legs and boxing. As we got closer they all decided to leave. It was quite a spectacle watching all of the kangaroos heading off into the distance.
We packed up and left as we had arranged to meet a friend from the UK at her daughter's house in Bungendore, near Canberra. It meant a day of driving once again across this vast country. We had plenty of pit stops enroute and a brief look around Canberra at the highlights.
Canberra was a really low level, green capital full of lakes. It has only existed for around 100 years so everything is fairly new. We visited the old parliament building, saw the new parliament and The Lodge. We had lunch by the lake then tried to park at the National Museum but couldn't find a space. We continued on a quiet road out of Canberra to meet our friend.
The Satnav took us through the main centre of Bungendore where we picked up a box of mint maltesers before arriving at our desired location.
We were treated to a warm welcome by 2 dogs, 2 children, 3 chickens and a few adults! Dinner was prepared by our friend and was amazing! We had a beautiful homemade desert before tucking into mint maltesers. The evening was spent chatting and sharing stories from home and our adventures. We felt a little like we were actually in the UK with all of the friendly faces and Pommie (English) accents.
We camped in the garden which was peaceful ...
We packed up and left as we had arranged to meet a friend from the UK at her daughter's house in Bungendore, near Canberra. It meant a day of driving once again across this vast country. We had plenty of pit stops enroute and a brief look around Canberra at the highlights.
Canberra was a really low level, green capital full of lakes. It has only existed for around 100 years so everything is fairly new. We visited the old parliament building, saw the new parliament and The Lodge. We had lunch by the lake then tried to park at the National Museum but couldn't find a space. We continued on a quiet road out of Canberra to meet our friend.
The Satnav took us through the main centre of Bungendore where we picked up a box of mint maltesers before arriving at our desired location.
We were treated to a warm welcome by 2 dogs, 2 children, 3 chickens and a few adults! Dinner was prepared by our friend and was amazing! We had a beautiful homemade desert before tucking into mint maltesers. The evening was spent chatting and sharing stories from home and our adventures. We felt a little like we were actually in the UK with all of the friendly faces and Pommie (English) accents.
We camped in the garden which was peaceful ...