Central Coast N.S.W

This is the access way down to the beach from the van park. Last week we paid $166.00 this week we paid $198.00 could not be leave it shoulder season they said it stays that price till the Christmas holidays. Did not bother to ask what it goes up too. North Shely beach spent a lot of time on this beach as well awesome just as good as we have been listening to the surf at night and smelling the salt things one misses. Had a good stop on the coast over all loved catching up with family and watching the grand son play soccer would have been one of the high lights as well.Just no way that I could live here full time any more roads that use to be 80'k's now 60'K's high rise every were and it just takes forever to get any were too crowded
 

Central Coast N.S.W

The wharf at the bottom of the street ( Watkins wharf built 1920's ) were my Grand parents use to own a hamburger shop on the opposite  corner to the jetty pub .The pub still there the shop has long gone.Spent a lot of my summers around this wharf as a kid swimming in The Entrance lake prawning fishing  do not think you would swim in it now . Been waiting for a blower shaft seal to come for our bus for over a week took matters into our own hands and went looking yesterday took three hours but we found out the part we were waiting for there is not one in Australia .The answer buy a hole installation kit so we hope to have that today or Friday at the latest so our $20.00 part has gone up $200.00 least it the same price too install around $600 so will be out of here by next Wednesday

ZIG ZAG RAILWAY

One of the viaducts on the Zig zag rail line built in the 1860's and acclaimed world wide as a engineering mater piece of  the 19th century. The zig zag was a vital link in the western line which carried people, produce to and from the western plains of new south wales. The zig zag is a series of gently sloping ramps in the form of a Z passing through two tunnels and over the magnificent sandstone viaducts it was replaced as the main line in 1910 lay dormant for 65 years and reopen in 1975 by volunteers
 

ZIG ZAG RAILWAY

Well Finally got to the Zig Zag railway my cousins went here when I was still going to school and came up too the central coast and told us all about it and I have wished to go ever seance and yes it may have been a long wait but I so enjoyed our time there I was like a kid in a lolly shop this ex Queensland rail carriage runs on a 6 ltr diesel motor so wish to go back on one of their steam days   

Goulburn

Goulburn  we stopped for smoko check the trailer etc all things you do when you pull in and got a photo of this bloke the big merino he is reopen and you can go in side up to his eyes he is 15.2 meters in  height and weighing in at 97 Tonne end that is his 2nd location so must have been a big job

The Dog on the Tucker box

Before we left Gundagai we had to get a pic of this he was made by the same man that did the marble masterpiece Frank Rusconi very cleaver man we like Gunagai and enjoyed our 2nd time there the little museum was good as well little cramped but good and the goal tour was good as well lots too see and do and makes a good base to get around and see stuff

One of the main reasons we went back into Canberra was to get photo.s back that we had lost when we had a computer crash and to stand on the roof of Parliament house under a Australian flag as big as six London double Decker buses feels pretty special and to walk the halls of power it is good and too be in a building that cost 10 billion dollars  when built .  Think every one should do that at some time

Canberra

While we were parked in Gundagai we did a day trip in to Canberra had a good look around went up this Telsta tower on Black mountain loved it got some great pics from this 195.2m tall UHF, vhf,FM broadcasting ,pay TV,Mobil and paging,broadband relay and they are just the antenna's on it plus dishes relay ones communications to hole floors techno stuff well worth the trip to go see this tower if any thing happen to it Canberra just come to a Holt i think even has a re voling restaurant in it

Blowering Dam

After the caves on the way back too Tumut we were on roo watch as they were making there way to Blowering Dam on the 8th of October 1978 Ken Warby Driving Spirit of  Australia set the World water speed record of
( 317.6 mph ) 511km / h the record still stands

Snow

while we were down at the Yarrangobilly caves we watched the snow fall but it was being washed away by the rain on our way up as it is 6.5 k's dirt road in to the valley we found this had to stop and set the Suzuki up for the photo

Temora

 

While we were out we went to Temora Aviation Museum it was  good to have a look at so enjoyed seeing the two working spit fies thinking there could have been more to see only 12 air craft in all got up close to  rolls V12 Merlin that was good do not think we would go back the rural museum in Temora was enjoyable they have so much stuff really would recommend that for a look see   

Junee Licorice

Went to Junee the licorice and chocolate factory worth the visit i enjoyed the building as you can see some of the timber on the fence posts the hole place is made from these posts and in side the ex flower mill they are so long and big the are all tallow wood the licorice and chocolate was rather yummy as well

Caves

This is a photo of the roof and the opening of the cave entrance the hole cave area   is just awesome for a camera buff and the self  guiding south Glory Cave  is the youngest cave on show being 100,00 years old first explored 1834 by white man there are two other caves they called Jersey Cave and Jillabenan Cave

Yarrangobilly caves

The yarrangobilly caves are in the kosciuszko national park we did the self tour cave as we were in between the guided tour times and there was some snow falling at the top of the mountain that you have to drive Thu to get out as it was we could have stayed and done the guided tour as the snow stopped falling but we played it safe any way the self tour is to the left of that cave you can see in the picture we enjoyed it would go back to see the other caves

Gundagai

Gundagai great little country town people go out of there way to make a traveler feel welcome this is a shot of the rail bridge open 1885 last rail car ran in 1983 the road bridge is wooden as well they are the longest wooden bridges in Australia . And the staff at the hospital are great as well as I spent a couple days in there getting pumped full of antibiotics it turned out ok anyway

Free camp Nyah

The Boat ramp at Nyah last time we stayed just wear the bank goes in was a land cruiser with a tinny on top and you could not see the tinny from the level of the bank so there is a awesome amount of water back in the Mighty Murray witch is so good to see :)

Nyah

Nyah Free camp behind the trotting club  nice spot right on the Murray River and think it Tuesday night they have the trotters practice under lights good to watch we stayed a fortnight last time we came Thu friendly people they encourage you to stay and spend a dollar in town lots of water in the river as well

Manangatang

We left S. A. and had a good run till we came up behind a caravan doing 60k's in a 110 zone as we could not get around we pulled up let the cat and dog out for a walk check the car trailer tyres all the stuff ya do when you stop started off again low and behold we catch up to this van again same speed same speed zone had the room to get around him so out I go and this fool comes out on me so I have half our bus in the dirt half on the tar on the wrong side of the road and he is increasing speed  I got around ok but gave the car trailer a nice flick just in front of his nice new land cruiser wish some of these dick heads in vans would learn how to drive .The photo is at Manangatang in Victoria free camp in the main street across the road from the Pub and yes next to the train line Toilets and hot and cold showers and two power points