Hot Cross Bungonia

The morning started with cheesy vegemite on toast with fried eggs in Kingston before heading up the Federal Highway towards Goulburn. The road is pretty unexciting but it does pass the distinct landscape of Lake George, a flat basin where a huge body of water sometimes appears if it is feeling in the mood.

I was hardly enthralled at passing through Goulburn once again but it was only to take a turn off for Bungonia State Conservation Area. This was an area of hills and escarpments cut by the Shoalhaven River, carving deep valleys which culminated in Bungonia Gorge. It is a landscape covering much of the coastal fringe of southern New South Wales but one I always love seeing and seems to offer a distinctly Australian panorama. You can’t beat those trusty old overlooks!

Of course, it provides the perfect place for a classic Aussie bushwalk which, unlike when they go bush in Neighbours, is a perfectly fine and enjoyable experience!

Now, the drive back meant passing through glamorous Goulburn once again, but I achieved my ultimate aim (though nearly missed out until a strategically placed roundabout assisted) and found the Big Merino! Was it worth the wait and anticipation? Well, hardly, but you don’t often get the chance to stand beside a giant concrete sheep do you?! Could do with a lick of paint mind.

Back in Canberra we found a reliable collective of real life non concrete kangaroos at the foot of Red Hill before joining in a BBQ at home.