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Lake George, Australia - 15th January 2012
By: becka_kate
Road trip! Road trip!
We had to drive down to Canberra (a three hour trip) to return the kids to their parents. Sadly as it was just an overnight trip we didn't have time to see the sights of Canberra but my host made sure I saw some other sights along the way, such as this weird lake - Lake George.
Ashley's Road Trip by becka_kate, on Flickr
Can you see what's weird about it? There's no water in there. No one knows where the water goes. Some years the lake is so full the water is lapping against the roadway and sometimes, like now, it is completely empty. The Aboriginal name for it is Weereewa which means 'bad water'. Strangely for a lake so far from the coast the water that fills it is salt water not fresh as you might expect.
We stood and watched the hang gliders for a while before it was time to keep heading home.
Ashley's Road Trip by becka_kate, on Flickr
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 Posted Jan 20, 2012, 11:43 pm
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The Big Merino, Goulburn, Australia - 15th January 2012
By: becka_kate
The next quick stop we made on our way home was at the Big Merino in Goulburn. Australian country towns love building "big things" as tourist attractions. There's the Big Banana, the Big Axe, the Big Pineapple, the Big Prawn, the Big Trout, the Big Rocking Horse, the Big Avocado... the list goes on and on. This area of Australia is known for its wool production, hence the huge sheep just as you enter the town!
Ashley's Road Trip by becka_kate, on Flickr
Some statistics for you....
He is 15metres tall and you can climb up to view the area through its eyes.
He is 18metres long.
He weighs 97 tonnes!
In 2007 they moved him 20metres down the road so that he would be closer to the highway exit. It took all day to move him.
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Posted Jan 20, 2012, 11:57 pm Last edited Jan 21, 2012, 12:00 am by becka_kate
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Berrima, Australia - 15th January 2012
By: becka_kate
Last stop on our road trip was at Berrima, a Georgian era villiage about an hour south of Sydney.
Here I met a swagman hanging out outside the Lolly Shop.
Ashley's Road Trip by becka_kate, on Flickr
A swagman was an unemployed man who travelled the rural areas of Australia on foot from farm to farm looking for work during the Depressions of the 1890's and 1930's with their few possessions rolled up and carried in their swag (bedroll).
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Posted Jan 21, 2012, 12:15 am
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Kootingal, Australia - 23rd January 2012
By: majicmiss
Just a quick note to let you know Ive arrived!! Will update you will my news tomorrow, now for a little nap then dinner-Yummo
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Posted Jan 23, 2012, 5:45 am
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Kootingal, Australia - 24th January 2012
By: majicmiss
Meeting some of Jill's friends. This is Cobweb and Georgie.
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Posted Jan 24, 2012, 2:06 am
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Kootingal, Australia - 24th January 2012
By: majicmiss
There are so many gum and eucalyptus trees in Australia!!! Im in heaven 
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Posted Jan 24, 2012, 2:15 am
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