Day Trips
Day Trip To Tuena NSW Via Bigga Then Neville To Cootamundra
Tuena NSW is a cool little former gold mining town in the Upper Lachlan Shire. We went on a day trip via Bigga after leaving home in Cootamundra. We came home though Neville, another small town 60km south-west of Bathurst…
Disused Grain Silos Belfrayden NSW
I had a look through the now disused grain silos at Belfrayden in April 2023. Passenger services ceased operation on the Uranquinty to Kywong line in 1975 during a time of widespread closure of New South Wales…
Disused Grain Silos Buddigower NSW
The now disused grain silos at Buddigower were in almost constant use up until 2002. They are now in a fairly overgrown state having closed over 20 years ago. There isn’t very much left of the once thriving village…
Disused Grain Silos Australia – Marinna
Disused grain silos Australia is a really interesting subject and a favourite of mine. I had a look through the now disused grain silo at Marinna in February 2023. On the wall inside the weighbridge hut there was…
10 Things To Do In Cootamundra
Cootamundra known as “Coota” is a picturesque country town in the beautiful NSW Riverina. Known for being the birthplace of famous cricketer Sir Donald Bradman and home of the famous…
Day Trip To Grabben Gullen – Crookwell – Wheeo – Grabine
Visited the pub at Grabben Gullen. Lunch at the Criterion Hotel in Crookwell then on to Grabine Recreation area via Wheeo and Bigga. Home by the back roads via Boorowa…
Wee Jasper Via Adjungbilly On The Tumut Side
We drove to Wee Jasper today via Adjungbilly on the Tumut side. It was a bit of a workout getting there after the storms six weeks ago. We drove around the Wee Jasper camp sites…
Eulolo Homestead Bushwalk In Ulandra Nature Reserve
A great bushwalk to Eulolo Homestead in Ulandra Reserve. It’s out along Mahomets Road at Bethungra and then a strenuous 2.5km walk up and down some big hills. It would have been…
Cootamundra, Gundagai & Surrounding Areas
On Sunday went for a drive between Cootamundra and Gundagai with a little side trip to Tumut thrown in for good measure. We visited Captain Moonlights’ grave…
Craigs Hut in the VIC High Country Near Mt Buller
The views from the hut and everywhere else up there are incredible. You can see for miles literally from one mountain top to another. The roads are very easy to get along…