It’s with bitter sweet thoughts we get ready to move today,
on one hand we’re sad to be leaving Jindabyne as it’s an area we’ve fallen in
love with but on the other hand we’re very happy and excited about our next
stop. We’re going to Canberra to meet Dave’s cousin Jen and her husband John,
this also means we’ll be staying in a house with a proper bed and bathroom for
the next 2 nights, such luxury. The drive is the reverse of our drive to
Jindabyne, equally spectacular. We decide to stop for coffee on the way in
Bredbo at a crepe and pancake house, it sounds unusual and we’re looking
forward to choosing what we’ll have. As we approach the café, I say to Dave
well we won’t be stopping here, there’s a note on the door “gone fishing back
sometime”! Lunch and coffee postponed until we reach the outskirts of Canberra.
First impressions of Canberra as a city, where is it I can’t
see anything but trees however the roads are excellent, wide and virtually
empty. Later on talking to John and Jen they explain that Canberra is a
designed city started in the 1960’s and is based on a series of self-contained
village/neighbourhoods, with none of the development allowed to go above a
certain height and definitely not on the top of the many hills of the area.
What an excellent concept. At John and Jen’s we are given the warmest welcome
imaginable and the rest of the day and evening passes so quickly with the
exchange of family news , Jen’s excellent cooking and a visit to the centre of
Canberra after dark for the “Enlighten Canberra” event. I can only say it is
spectacular with all the major buildings lit up with changing light shows on
different themes and little paper sailing boats on the lake all changing colour.
Time for home and bed, we have a huge day of sightseeing tomorrow.
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