Linda & Pete's Travels September & October 2019 - Loop Via Junee, Temora & Lake C.

After a nice breakfast and walk at Bethungra Dam we left for another short trip of about 35km to Junee. We checked out the Golf Club for camping. They do $25 a night power and water, but $20 for CMCA members. It was ok but we thought we would checkout the van park which had a little lake. Should have rung because we did not get a spot by the lake anyway. So I was kicking myself a bit about not staying at the golf club. Anyway, such is life. We were ready to slow down a bit so we decided to stay two nights. After setup we took a drive around town and checked out a free camp 6km away but were not keen on it. Did some shopping and then went to the Chocolate Factory. I could not believe the number of people that were going through the place. It was packed and most of it would have been touring trade. It was a Sunday so that meant there were more people around as well. Word must have spread about this place. It certainly is a big deal there. We came away with three different chocolate c...

Saturday the 28 th September and by mid morning we finished our coffees and our tour of Young and headed off to Cootamundra. It was only a 50 km trip. We went straight to the Information Centre which also houses the Heritage Centre. It was the former quarters for railway staff. The tourism people had done a good job as they turned the building in to a Heritage Centre, or in other words, a museum. I have seen better museums but it was worth the visit and gold coin donation. When we finished at the Info Centre a train pulled into Cootamundra Railway Station. Okay it is not a spectacular event but the timing was good for us and the old station platform has been there since the 1876. It is very different from a suburban train on a suburban platform. We checked out the town and some classic buildings. We then visited the building where Don Bradman was born. There was a lot of cricket memorabilia and historical stuff. Unless you are ...