news from the capital
Hi all. Back from a great weekend in Cunjurong. The sun shone on Saturday and Sunday and has been the pattern of our last few years there was overcast and drizzling today. Unfortunately due to all the rain when the lake was flowing our it was very brown and not very nice to swim in. Flowing in it was beautiful and blue, but still shallow.Kate, Clare and I really missed you yesterday, especially when we were wallowing in the lake as we always do! It was great to see it open again as last year it was closed and quite stagnant. Our trip down was a little slow, because due to a fatal accident on the Kings Hwy (and another one on Sunday!!) everyone went the shortcut through Nerriga. We also had to go the longer way through Braidwood, we usually go through Tarago and turn off at Bungendore (avoiding most of the traffic) but the ford we cross was flooded. So the traffic was a nightmare, and the road from Braidwood isn't as good with a lot more gravel to drive on. However the mighty commodore did us proud again! I now call it the old warhorse! So after a great weekend of eating far too much and drinking a little less!! we decided to go through Kangaroo Valley as we had a little more time and we thought we might enjoy the drive. Wrong decision!!! It took us six, that's right, six hours to get home. Thanks to the RTA, there was a lane closure at Marulan. It took us two hours to get from just south of Exeter to Marulan- a distance of less than 20 kms!! We didn't arrive home till after 8pm. Michael and Tina decided to go to Gerringong on the way home to see someone they met on their cruise. Michael rang us at 7pm to say they were stuck, I don't think they'll be home before 10! Such shame to end a great weekend with the trip home. Next Sunday we are off to Wagga for the day to visit Lucy- Clare is coming as well to check out where she is living. She is missing Lucy a lot- as are Steve and I. That's about all our news. Love Annie